§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list in rank order by year for the last 10 years, the five most significant causes of passenger fatalities on the railways.
§ Mr. FreemanThe Health and Safety Executive's railway inspectorate maintains records of railway accidents and casualties. It publishes a breakdown of these records in the "Annual Report on Railway Safety in Great Britain". Copies are available in the House of Commons Library.
The table sets out the five most common causes of passenger fatalities and the number which occurred in each year from 1983.