Scottish Transport Statistics No 29: 2010 Edition

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Table 7.19 Railway accidents

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003 1

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Railway accidents

Collisions

2

2

5

1

2

1

0

0

2

4

1

Derailments

8

16

7

9

2

3

6

5

7

3

1

Running into level crossing gates

and other obstructions

54

45

46

36

23

23

27

30

32

28

44

Fires

11

36

25

28

15

16

7

8

11

4

5

Missiles through driver's cab

64

52

32

9

8

6

1

3

1

8

3

Miscellaneous

-

-

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

All accidents

139

151

116

83

50

49

41

46

53

47

54

Casualties

Train accidents

- deaths

-

-

1

0

1

1

0

0

3

0

3

- injuries

8

5

12

2

2

3

15

0

4

3

0

Accidents through movements
of railway vehicle

- deaths

-

1

3

0

0

0

2

0

0

1

1

- injuries

77

77

60

59

60

42

53

66

59

37

49

Accidents on railway premises

-deaths

-

1

1

2

0

0

1

1

1

0

0

- injuries

235

287

290

250

229

240

242

171

202

163

216

Trespassers and suicides
(All accidents)

- deaths

25

25

15

15

26

18

18

27

17

20

24

- injuries

19

16

13

15

12

8

6

11

9

7

8

Total deaths

25

27

20

17

27

19

21

28

21

21

28

Total injuries

339

385

375

326

303

293

316

248

274

210

273

Source: HM Railway Inspectorate - Not National Statistics
1. Data from 2003 onwards based on the calendar year; previous years' figures relate to financial years (1 April to 31 March).

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