§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many fires have occurred on(a) British Rail and (b) Network SouthEast in each month since 1991 and each year since April 1984; and how many of these occurred (i) on rolling stock, (ii) at stations, (iii) on tracks in tunnels, (iv) on open tracks, (v) on escalators, (vi) on lifts and (vii) in other locations.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information is not available in the format requested. The Health and Safety Executive's railway inspectorate maintains records of railway accidents and casualties. Its records do not differentiate between railway regions.
Railway fire statistics other than fires on trains have only been collated since 1989 and a monthly breakdown is not possible.
Details of railway fires are given in chapter 5 of the "Annual Report on Railway Safety in Great Britain" for each year. Copies are available in the House Library.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give(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 for each month since 1991 and each year since 1984, giving for each of the categories 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 suicide.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information is not available in the format requested. The Health and Safety Executive's railway inspectorate maintains records of railway accidents and casualties. Its records do not readily differentiate between railway operators, or regions. Statistics are provided on a yearly cycle and it is not possible to give a breakdown by month.
The table gives the available information.
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Passenger Accidents 1984–1992–93 Train accidents Movement accidents Non movement accidents Year Fatals Serious injuries Minor injuries Fatals Serious injuries Minor injuries Fatals Serious injuries Minor injuries 1984 18 28 358 21 52 2,348 0 35 3,438 1985 0 31 230 31 42 2,341 2 51 3,467 1986 8 44 298 23 70 2,273 1 55 3,522 1987 3 13 297 36 80 2,609 29 84 3,566 1988 34 75 540 34 102 2,619 1 132 3,903 1989 6 39 272 25 97 2,601 2 132 4,297 1990 0 13 144 37 107 2,551 2 104 3,543 1991–921 2 18 289 53 73 2,181 3 101 3,318 1992–93 0 3 63 26 79 2,335 2 156 3,727 1From 1991 statistics have been collated and produced in financial years (April—March).
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many notifiable train accidents have occurred on(a) British Rail and (b) Network SouthEast in each month since 1991 and in each year since 1984; and how many of these were the result of (i) collisions with buffer stops, (ii) derailments of passenger trains, (iii) derailments of non-passenger trains, (iv) running into obstructions, (v) fires on trains and (vi) other accidents.
Train accidents 1984–1992–93 A B C D E F G Year Total number of train accidents1 Buffer stop collisions Passenger train derailment Non passenger train derailment Running into obstructions Fires on trains Other accidents including other collisions 1984 1,359 55 33 197 471 168 435 1985 1,240 60 30 199 440 191 320 1986 1,171 55 34 158 451 174 299 1987 1,164 53 20 172 390 191 338 1988 1,258 58 16 187 457 221 319 1989 1,368 62 23 154 481 271 377 1990 1,230 41 23 154 458 228 326 1991–922 918 28 13 119 328 213 217 1992–93 1,092 23 11 164 520 187 187 1The total number of train accidents is made up of Columns B to G. 2From 1991 statistics have been collated and produced in financial years (April—March).
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the total number of(a) staff and contractor fatalities, (b) serious injuries to staff and contractors and (c) minor injuries to staff and contractors on (i) British Rail and (ii) Network SouthEast for each month since 1991 and each year since 1984, giving for each of the categories 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 suicide.
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Staff and contractors accidents 1984–1992–93 Train accidents Movement accidents Non movement accidents Year Fatals Serious injuries Minor injuries Fatals Serious injuries Minor injuries Fatals Serious injuries Minor injuries 1984 6 8 60 14 15 58 5 104 2,426 1985 0 9 79 16 37 59 9 120 2,413 1986 5 23 114 8 25 55 3 127 2,564 1987 1 5 60 11 34 50 4 199 2,562 1988 2 6 62 11 36 49 3 231 2,911 1989 6 18 53 8 28 35 4 231 2,770 1990 1 6 67 19 48 68 2 252 2,916 1991–19921 2 6 59 9 39 65 6 233 3,102 1992–1993 1 5 69 5 34 106 5 245 3,173 1Since 1991 statistics have been collated and produced in financial years (April—March).
§ Mr. FreemanThe information is not available in the format requested. The Health and Safety Executive's railway inspectorate maintains records of railway accidents and casualties. Its records do not differentiate between railway regions. Statistics are provided on a yearly cycle and it is not possible to give a breakdown by month.
Train accident statistics have been broken down into separate railway operators only since 1988. The table therefore lists all train operator accidents until 1988 and British Rail-only accidents from then on.
§ Mr. Roger FreemanThe information is not available in the format requested. The Health and Safety Executive's railway inspectorate maintains records of railway accidents and casualties. Its records do not differentiate between railway operators' and contractors' staff, nor do they readily differentiate between railway operators. Statistics are provided on a yearly cycle and it is not possible to give a breakdown by month.
The table gives all the available information.
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Trespassers and suicides1 Year Killed Major injuries Minor injuries 1984 339 79 49 1985 318 90 38 1986 325 93 27 1987 317 82 19 1988 334 85 44 1989 293 72 20 1990 285 96 27 1991–92 242 69 23 1992–93 244 72 17 1Does not distinguish between employee/contractor or member of the public.