Mr. Gareth R. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many railway derailments have occurred in each year(a) in total and (b) broken down by region, for each of the last 10 years on record. [41051]
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§ Ms Glenda JacksonThe total number of train derailment is shown in the table. Due to the changes in the organisation of the railways (including changes to boundaries) over the last ten years, information on derailments by region is not available.
Year Passenger train Freight train Total 1987 20 172 192 1988 28 203 231 1989 32 160 192 1990 26 157 183 1991/92 23 121 144 1992/93 30 175 205 1993/94 29 84 113 1994/95 28 121 149 1995/96 23 81 104 1996/97 27 92 119 Total 266 1,366 1,632 Further details may be found in HM Chief Inspector of Railways Annual Reports on Railway Safety in Great Britain, copies of which are available in the House Library.