§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Enviornment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the number of freight train derailments in each of the last 12 months, listing the date and location of each one. [62]
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§ Ms Glenda JacksonProvisional figures reported to the Health and Safety Executive's Railway Inspectorate show that for the latest available 12 month period covering 1 April 1996 to 31 March 1997, there have been 80 freight train derailments on the national railway network. These derailments are listed by date and location as follows:
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Date Location 06 April 1996 Hinckley 08 April 1996 Stewarts Lane 16 April 1996 Hampstead Heath Tnl 09 May 1996 Melton Mowbray 18 May 1996 Smethick West 21 May 1996 Calder Bridge 29 May 1996 Swansea Landore 02 June 1996 Dundee Central Jct 04 June 1996 Tilbury Riverside 12 June 1996 Nottingham Station 13 June 1996 Hillhouse Quarry 16 June 1996 Chaddesden Sidings 17 June 1996 Par 18 June 1996 Immingham Receptn 20 June 1996 Dagenham 22 June 1996 Bletchley Yard 27 June 1996 Crave Street Jct 29 June 1996 Derby North 11 July 1996 Highworth Branch 13 July 1996 Millerhill Yard 20 July 1996 Motherwell Station 24 July 1996 Stewarts Lane 19 August 1996 Luton Linbury 23 August 1996 Gravesend 01 September 1996 Bletchley 04 September 1996 Lee Spur 05 September 1996 Niddrie South Jct 11 September 1996 Brent 14 September 1996 Staplehurst 24 September 1996 Great Coates 30 September 1996 Park Lane Jct 30 September 1996 Turners Lane Jct 30 September 1996 Wakefield, Kirkgate 06 October 1996 Wrawby Jet 07 October 1996 Westbury 07 October 1996 Tamworth TVHL 11 October 1996 Inverness 12 October 1996 Preston Parcel Dept 25 October 1996 Toton 26 October 1996 Hexam 05 November 1996 Westbury 06 November 1996 Meadow Sidings 18 November 1996 Swindon 23 November 1996 Wolverton 27 November 1996 Shoeburyness 27 November 1996 Miskin Loop 28 November 1996 Bletchley 30 November 1996 Grindleford 30 November 1996 Toton 01 December 1996 Gresty Lane, Crewe 07 December 1996 Scunthorpe 14 December 1996 Neville Hill 16 December 1996 Slade Hooton 02 January 1997 Gidea Park 07 January 1997 Woking 07 January 1997 Scunthorpe 10 January 1997 Langley Mill 22 January 1997 Mossend 24 January 1997 Charing/Hothfield 02 February 1997 Dalmur Park Jct 03 February 1997 Ascott-Und-Wychwd
Date Location 04 February 1997 Bexley 04 February 1997 Coventry North Yard 05 February 1997 Gidea Park 07 February 1997 Hessle Road 10 February 1997 Townhill Jct 12 February 1997 Swindon-Austin Rd 16 February 1997 Nuneaton 20 February 1997 Crugwallins 22 February 1997 Toton Dow (H Level) 24 February 1997 Tees Yard 26 February 1997 Pyewood Road 27 February 1997 Carnforth 01 March 1997 Holyhead 05 March 1997 Colchester 06 March 1997 Workington (No. 3) 06 March 1997 Gidea Park 13 March 1997 St. Helens Central 20 March 1997 Park Jct 26 March 1997 Derby
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the number of freight train derailments in the 12 months(a) preceding and (b) following rail privatisation. [63]
§ Ms JacksonThe rail privatisation process has occurred in stages since 1 April 1994. Statistics for freight train derailments are compiled by the Health and Safety Executive on an annual basis and the following table gives the figures for the preceding and subsequent years.
Year Number of freight train derailments 1993–94 78 1994–95 105 1995–96 74 1996–971 80 1 Provisional.