§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many(a) passengers and (b) British Rail staff died as a result of accidents involving passenger trains in each of the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive.
§ Mr. PortilloThe table shows fatalities in accidents involving all trains. I am unable to specify those attributable solely to passenger trains. Similarly, the staff figures include all railway employees; no separate figures are available for BR staff fatalities.
Passengers 1Staff Total 1980 25 24 49 1981 35 22 57 1982 18 25 43 1983 27 25 52 1984 39 20 59 1985 31 16 47 1986 31 13 44 1987 39 12 51 1988 68 13 81 21989 31 14 45 1 Includes contractors' staff from 1984 onwards. 2 Provisional figures.