HC Deb 13 June 1975 vol 893 c271W
Mr. George

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many accidents, fatal and non-fatal, involving passengers have occurred on British Rail since 1955.

Year Significant Collisions and Derailments involving Passenger Trains Passengers Killed Passengers Injured
1955 169 40 736
1956 185 Nil 453
1957 168 92 824
1958 177 17 957
1959 178 1 692
1960 156 6 701
1961 187 9 736
1962 155 20 622
1963 147 1 477
1964 107 5 244
1965 102 2 344
1966 98 Nil 252
1967 98 71 515
1968 104 10 389
1969 91 10 583
1970 82 2 236
1971 84 3 227
1972 76 6 381
1973 78 14 430
1974 79 1 218