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Mr. Snape
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many significant collisions occurred on British Rail each year from 1982 to 1988 inclusive (a) between passenger trains, (b) between passenger and other trains, (c) between non-passenger trains and (d) buffer stops.
Mr. Portillo
This information is not readily available for British Rail alone. The figures for all railways are as follows:
| Between passenger trains | Between passenger trains and other trains | Between non-passenger | With Buffer Stops | |
| 1982 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 1983 | 16 | 8 | 36 | |
| 1984 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 34 |
| 1985 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
| 1986 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 36 |
| 1987 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 33 |
| 11988 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 52 |
| 1 Provisional | ||||
Mr. Snape
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many significant derailments occurred on British Rail each year from 1982 to 1988 inclusive involving (a) passenger trains and (b) non-passenger trains.
Mr. Portillo
This information is not readily available for British Rail alone. The figures for all railways are as follows:
| Passenger trains | Non-passenger trains | |
| 1982 | 23 | 106 |
| 1983 | 25 | 107 |
| 1984 | 33 | 106 |
| 1985 | 30 | 105 |
| 1986 | 34 | 99 |
| 1987 | 20 | 116 |
| 11988 | 28 | 112 |
| 1 Provisional figures. | ||