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Rail Safety

Volume 205: debated on Tuesday 10 March 1992

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list (a) the total number of passenger fatalities, (b) the total number of serious injuries to passengers and (c) the total number of minor injuries to passengers on (i) British Rail and (ii) Network SouthEast (1) in each month since April 1989 and (2) in each year since 1962 and for each category the number which occurred in (A) train accidents, (B) accidents through the movement of railway vehicles, (C) accidents on railway premises and (D) trespassers and suicides;(2) how many notifiable train accidents have occurred on

(a) British Rail and (b) Network SouthEast (i) in each

month since April 1989 and (ii) in each year since 1962; and how many of these were the result of (1) collisions, (2) derailments, (3) running into level crossing gates and other obstructions, (4) fires, (5) falling from trains and (6) other accidents;

(3) if he will list (a) the total number of staff and contractor fatalities, (b) the total number of serious injuries to staff and contractors and (c) the total number of minor injuries to staff and contractors on (i) British Rail and (ii) Network SouthEast (1) in each month since April 1989 and (2) in each year since 1962 and for each category, the number which occurred in (A) train accidents, (B) accidents through the movement of railway vehicles, (C) accidents on railway premises and (D) trespassers and suicides;

(4) if he will list (a) the total number of staff and contractor fatalities, (b) the total number of serious injuries to staff and contractors and (c) the total number of minor injuries to staff and contractors on London Underground (i) in each month since April 1989 and (ii) in each year since 1962 and for each category above, the number which occurred in (1) train accidents, (2) accidents through the movement of railway vehicles, (3) accidents on railway premises and (4) trespassers and suicides;

(5) if he will list (a) the total number of passenger fatalities, (b) the total number of serious injuries to passengers and (c) the total number of minor injuries to passengers on London Underground (i) in each month since April 1989 and (ii) in each year since 1962;

(6) how many notifiable train accidents have occurred on London's underground (i) in each month since April 1989 and (ii) in each year since 1962; and how many of these were the result of (a) collisions with buffer stops, (b) derailments of passenger trains, (c) derailments of non-passenger trains, (d) running into obstructions, (e) fires on trains and (f) other accidents;

(7) if he will publish the total number of fires which have occurred on London Underground and list the number which occurred (a) on rolling stock, (b) at stations, (c) on tracks in tunnels, (d) on open tracks (e) on escalators, (f) on lifts and (g) other locations, (i) in each month since April 1989 and (ii) in each year since 1962;

[holding answer 6 March 1992]: The information requested for the years 1962–90 is contained in Her Majesty's railway inspectorate's annual reports on railway safety, copies of which are in the House Library.Computer derived figures for information which is readily available for the years 1984–90 are set out in tables subject to the following points:

  • (i) Separate statistics relating to Network SouthEast are not available;
  • (ii) Statistics relating to London Underground have been shown separately since 1988; for the period 1984–1987, they are included with BR and other railways.
  • (iii) Statistics for 1991 will be published in the report for the 15 month period to March 1992.
  • Copies of the tables have been placed in the Library and I have written to the hon. Lady with a copy.