HC Deb 13 March 1995 vol 256 c448W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many cases of trains skidding while in the course of braking have been recorded in each of he last 10 years; and how many in each year involved turbo trains.

Mr. Watts

Train skids are not statutorily reportable occurrences unless they cause an accident or dangerous occurrence, such as a buffer stop collision. Statistics on reportable incidents are published in Her Majesty's railway inspectorate's annual report on the safety record of the railways, copies of which are placed in the Library of the House.