Knowledge (XXG)

Rail Accident Investigation Branch

Source 📝

1524: 1618: 775: 139: 29: 1285: 1571: 1332: 1320: 1536: 1464: 1583: 360: 1202: 1630: 1273: 1452: 1249: 1108: 1416: 1488: 223:(if there were grounds for suspecting the commission of a crime). Whilst the police must always be involved when there may have been a crime, the involvement of HMRI as the principal safety investigating agency attracted criticism on the grounds that the HSE might be investigating itself, if, for example, the HSE had approved a track layout or a signalling scheme later suspected to have been at fault. 1404: 1368: 1356: 1344: 1190: 1178: 1476: 1440: 1392: 1512: 1380: 1500: 1428: 1261: 1237: 346: 203:– to create the RAIB as an independent body charged solely with establishing the facts of the case and assessing and evaluating causes, but not apportioning blame or establishing liability; nor does the RAIB enforce safety law or conduct prosecutions. The RAIB became operational on 17 October 2005; 38: 251:
The RAIB has authority to investigate any incident on the following railway transport systems, but especially investigates those that may have implications for railway safety or those that "...under slightly different circumstances, may have resulted in an accident":
1492: 163:
in order to find a cause, not to lay blame. Created in 2005, it is required by law to investigate accidents causing death, serious injuries or extensive damage. It also has authority to investigate incidents that could have resulted in accidents.
1679: 1504: 496: 688: 233:
The RAIB has its remit laid down in law by The Railways (Accident Investigation and Reporting) Regulations 2005, which principally require the branch to investigate any accident or
1444: 1396: 852: 334:
The Chief Inspector and Deputy Chief Inspector operate out of both Derby and Farnborough offices. Each office has two inspectorate teams and its own operational support staff.
1384: 268: 518: 1684: 802: 1432: 1277: 1694: 1182: 746: 230:
legislation (the European Railway Safety Directive 2004/49/EC) to provide an independent body that investigates rail incidents and accidents in a blame-free manner.
1528: 1090: 938: 1144: 1634: 1456: 1704: 976: 692: 613:." Rail Accident Investigation Branch. Retrieved on 19 October 2010. "Rail Accident Investigation Branch Address The Wharf Stores Road Derby DE21 4BA" 173: 1516: 1253: 948: 486: 795: 200: 650:
Rail Accident Investigation Branch Farnborough Cullen House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot Hampshire GU11 2HP (Satnav GU11 2HH) United Kingdom
1699: 1575: 862: 208: 1674: 1587: 1360: 1348: 1194: 1153: 1095: 1042: 388: 185: 1480: 1420: 898: 893: 1622: 1289: 1032: 928: 584: 383: 317: 1689: 1112: 788: 189: 1137: 841: 722: 666: 393: 196: 1006: 846: 1372: 903: 718: 1336: 1408: 1265: 1241: 918: 908: 705: 468: 1130: 662: 378: 212: 438: 566: 1070: 943: 768: 750: 637: 373: 177: 123: 1206: 1075: 932: 833: 811: 442: 220: 181: 870: 216: 1080: 996: 305: 1324: 1084: 1037: 888: 743: 365: 551: 1122: 1415: 1065: 968: 313: 77: 43: 28: 1468: 275: 37: 1011: 204: 986: 880: 257: 953: 821: 610: 774: 138: 1535: 1331: 991: 279: 264: 227: 160: 156: 155:) is a British government agency that independently investigates rail accidents in the 92: 207:
served as its founding director. Before then, railway accidents were investigated by
192:, bodies that have distinguished themselves by their professionalism and objectivity. 1668: 1582: 958: 351: 288:
Heritage railways (including narrow-gauge systems over 350 mm  gauge); and
1201: 1016: 1001: 413: 180:
in 1999 recommended the establishment of an accident investigation body within the
1629: 1523: 1463: 1272: 623: 1451: 341: 1617: 1248: 981: 744:
Rail Accident Investigation Branch Organisational Structure - September 2011
309: 780: 1487: 247:
Extensive damage to rolling stock, the infrastructure or the environment.
695:. Retrieved on 19 October 2010. "They have offices in Woking and Derby." 1403: 1391: 1367: 1355: 1343: 1319: 1189: 1177: 1570: 1511: 1475: 1439: 1379: 1284: 825: 526: 491: 472: 417: 328: 324: 234: 753:." Rail Accident Investigation Branch. Retrieved on 21 October 2011. 708:." Rail Accident Investigation Branch. Retrieved on 19 October 2010. 316:. The Farnborough/Aldershot centre is Cullen House, adjacent to the 345: 1499: 1427: 1260: 1236: 301: 73: 1651: 1604: 1557: 1306: 1223: 1164: 1126: 784: 1680:
Public bodies and task forces of the United Kingdom government
331:. The move from Woking to Farnborough was scheduled for 2012. 267:(in co-operation with its equivalent operation in France, the 256:
The national railway networks in the United Kingdom including
530:. Rail Accident Investigation Branch. January 2019. p. 2 291:
Cable-hauled systems of 1 km (0.62 mi) or longer.
469:"About us - Rail Accident Investigation Branch - GOV.UK" 624:"About - Rail Accident Investigation Branch - GOV.UK" 226:
The RAIB also satisfied the government's duty under
1056: 1025: 967: 917: 879: 861: 832: 269:
French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau
118: 108: 98: 86: 66: 58: 50: 663:"New headquarters for rail accident investigators" 495:. Rail Accident Investigation Branch. 1 May 2018. 1154:Rail accident and incident investigation agencies 549:"Rail Accident Investigation Branch launched". 300:The agency has two operational centres: one in 1091:Independent Commission on Civil Aviation Noise 1138: 939:Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee 796: 689:Department for Transport travel plan: Annexes 487:"Roles of organisations in the UK's railways" 8: 21: 1648: 1601: 1554: 1303: 1220: 1161: 1145: 1131: 1123: 803: 789: 781: 773: 137: 27: 20: 1685:2005 establishments in the United Kingdom 244:Serious injury to five or more people; or 853:Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State 555:. No. 35. January 2006. p. 19. 1695:Government agencies established in 2005 949:Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain 463: 461: 459: 405: 820:Headquarters: Great Minster House, 33 323:Previously its southern office was in 201:Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003 499:from the original on 21 December 2018 7: 1096:Vehicle and Operator Services Agency 1043:Marine Accident Investigation Branch 640:. Rail Accident Investigation Branch 585:"02004L0049-20091218 - EN - EUR-Lex" 389:Marine Accident Investigation Branch 186:Marine Accident Investigation Branch 42:Cullen House, office of the RAIB at 899:Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency 894:Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 134:/rail-accident-investigation-branch 1048:Rail Accident Investigation Branch 1033:Air Accidents Investigation Branch 929:British Transport Police Authority 384:Air Accidents Investigation Branch 318:Air Accidents Investigation Branch 211:(which in 1990 became part of the 209:His Majesty's Railway Inspectorate 149:Rail Accident Investigation Branch 22:Rail Accident Investigation Branch 14: 719:"Daily Hansard - Written Answers" 304:(The Wharf) and the other in the 241:The death of at least one person; 190:Air Accident Investigation Branch 1705:Organisations based in Hampshire 1628: 1616: 1581: 1569: 1534: 1522: 1510: 1498: 1486: 1474: 1462: 1450: 1438: 1426: 1414: 1402: 1390: 1378: 1366: 1354: 1342: 1330: 1318: 1283: 1271: 1259: 1247: 1235: 1200: 1188: 1176: 1107: 1106: 959:Trinity House Lighthouse Service 842:Secretary of State for Transport 723:Parliament of the United Kingdom 667:Government of the United Kingdom 394:Road Safety Investigation Branch 358: 344: 36: 1007:London and Continental Railways 847:Minister of State for Transport 904:Maritime and Coastguard Agency 1: 519:"An introduction to the RAIB" 1700:Organisations based in Derby 909:Vehicle Certification Agency 591:(in Latin). 18 December 2009 184:along the same lines as the 1675:Rail accident investigators 379:Health and Safety Executive 213:Health and Safety Executive 1721: 1071:Directly Operated Railways 863:Non-ministerial department 1647: 1611: 1600: 1564: 1553: 1313: 1302: 1230: 1219: 1171: 1160: 1104: 944:Northern Lighthouse Board 818: 751:UK Government Web Archive 374:Office of Rail Regulation 178:Ladbroke Grove rail crash 35: 26: 16:British government agency 1690:Department for Transport 1076:Driving Standards Agency 977:Civil Aviation Authority 933:British Transport Police 812:Department for Transport 693:Department for Transport 443:Department for Transport 282:and other metro systems; 221:British Transport Police 182:Department for Transport 982:Crossrail International 871:Office of Rail and Road 439:"Publications - GOV.UK" 217:Office of Rail and Road 215:but is now part of the 1081:Government Car Service 997:Great British Railways 414:"Andrew Hall - GOV.UK" 1085:Prime Ministerial Car 1038:Bus Open Data Service 889:Active Travel England 366:United Kingdom portal 1057:Former public bodies 552:Railways Illustrated 235:dangerous occurrence 199:legislated – in the 1066:Airports Commission 969:Public corporations 567:"Carolyn Griffiths" 314:Farnborough Airport 78:Farnborough Airport 44:Farnborough Airport 23: 881:Executive agencies 749:2011-12-10 at the 276:London Underground 168:Creation and remit 1662: 1661: 1658: 1657: 1643: 1642: 1596: 1595: 1549: 1548: 1298: 1297: 1215: 1214: 1120: 1119: 1059:and organisations 1012:National Highways 669:. 8 November 2012 237:that results in: 205:Carolyn Griffiths 145: 144: 62:Government Agency 1712: 1649: 1633: 1632: 1621: 1620: 1602: 1586: 1585: 1574: 1573: 1555: 1539: 1538: 1527: 1526: 1515: 1514: 1503: 1502: 1491: 1490: 1479: 1478: 1467: 1466: 1455: 1454: 1443: 1442: 1431: 1430: 1419: 1418: 1407: 1406: 1395: 1394: 1383: 1382: 1371: 1370: 1359: 1358: 1347: 1346: 1335: 1334: 1323: 1322: 1304: 1288: 1287: 1276: 1275: 1264: 1263: 1252: 1251: 1240: 1239: 1221: 1205: 1204: 1193: 1192: 1181: 1180: 1162: 1147: 1140: 1133: 1124: 1110: 1109: 987:DfT OLR Holdings 919:Non-departmental 805: 798: 791: 782: 777: 772: 771: 769:Official website 754: 740: 734: 733: 731: 729: 715: 709: 702: 696: 685: 679: 678: 676: 674: 659: 653: 652: 647: 645: 634: 628: 627: 620: 614: 607: 601: 600: 598: 596: 581: 575: 574: 563: 557: 556: 546: 540: 539: 537: 535: 523: 515: 509: 508: 506: 504: 483: 477: 476: 465: 454: 453: 451: 449: 435: 429: 428: 426: 424: 410: 368: 363: 362: 361: 354: 349: 348: 258:Northern Ireland 176:Report into the 141: 136: 133: 131: 129: 127: 125: 40: 31: 24: 1720: 1719: 1715: 1714: 1713: 1711: 1710: 1709: 1665: 1664: 1663: 1654: 1639: 1627: 1615: 1607: 1592: 1580: 1568: 1560: 1545: 1533: 1521: 1509: 1497: 1485: 1473: 1461: 1449: 1437: 1425: 1413: 1401: 1389: 1377: 1365: 1353: 1341: 1329: 1317: 1309: 1294: 1282: 1270: 1258: 1246: 1234: 1226: 1211: 1199: 1187: 1175: 1167: 1156: 1151: 1121: 1116: 1100: 1058: 1052: 1021: 963: 954:Transport Focus 920: 913: 875: 857: 828: 822:Horseferry Road 814: 809: 767: 766: 763: 758: 757: 741: 737: 727: 725: 717: 716: 712: 703: 699: 686: 682: 672: 670: 661: 660: 656: 643: 641: 636: 635: 631: 622: 621: 617: 608: 604: 594: 592: 583: 582: 578: 571:Railway Gazette 565: 564: 560: 548: 547: 543: 533: 531: 521: 517: 516: 512: 502: 500: 485: 484: 480: 467: 466: 457: 447: 445: 437: 436: 432: 422: 420: 412: 411: 407: 402: 364: 359: 357: 350: 343: 340: 298: 170: 122: 111: 101: 100:Chief Inspector 89: 82: 76: 54:17 October 2005 46: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1718: 1716: 1708: 1707: 1702: 1697: 1692: 1687: 1682: 1677: 1667: 1666: 1660: 1659: 1656: 1655: 1652: 1645: 1644: 1641: 1640: 1638: 1637: 1625: 1612: 1609: 1608: 1605: 1598: 1597: 1594: 1593: 1591: 1590: 1578: 1565: 1562: 1561: 1558: 1551: 1550: 1547: 1546: 1544: 1543: 1531: 1519: 1507: 1495: 1483: 1471: 1459: 1447: 1435: 1423: 1411: 1399: 1387: 1375: 1363: 1351: 1339: 1327: 1314: 1311: 1310: 1307: 1300: 1299: 1296: 1295: 1293: 1292: 1280: 1268: 1256: 1244: 1231: 1228: 1227: 1224: 1217: 1216: 1213: 1212: 1210: 1209: 1197: 1185: 1172: 1169: 1168: 1165: 1158: 1157: 1152: 1150: 1149: 1142: 1135: 1127: 1118: 1117: 1105: 1102: 1101: 1099: 1098: 1093: 1088: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1062: 1060: 1054: 1053: 1051: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1029: 1027: 1023: 1022: 1020: 1019: 1014: 1009: 1004: 999: 994: 992:East West Rail 989: 984: 979: 973: 971: 965: 964: 962: 961: 956: 951: 946: 941: 936: 925: 923: 915: 914: 912: 911: 906: 901: 896: 891: 885: 883: 877: 876: 874: 873: 867: 865: 859: 858: 856: 855: 849: 844: 838: 836: 830: 829: 819: 816: 815: 810: 808: 807: 800: 793: 785: 779: 778: 762: 761:External links 759: 756: 755: 735: 710: 697: 680: 654: 629: 615: 602: 576: 573:, 10 July 2017 558: 541: 510: 478: 455: 430: 404: 403: 401: 398: 397: 396: 391: 386: 381: 376: 370: 369: 355: 339: 336: 297: 294: 293: 292: 289: 286: 283: 280:Glasgow Subway 272: 265:Channel Tunnel 261: 249: 248: 245: 242: 228:European Union 169: 166: 161:Channel Tunnel 157:United Kingdom 143: 142: 132:/organisations 120: 116: 115: 112: 109: 106: 105: 102: 99: 96: 95: 93:United Kingdom 90: 87: 84: 83: 81: 80: 70: 68: 64: 63: 60: 56: 55: 52: 48: 47: 41: 33: 32: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1717: 1706: 1703: 1701: 1698: 1696: 1693: 1691: 1688: 1686: 1683: 1681: 1678: 1676: 1673: 1672: 1670: 1653:South America 1650: 1646: 1636: 1631: 1626: 1624: 1619: 1614: 1613: 1610: 1603: 1599: 1589: 1584: 1579: 1577: 1572: 1567: 1566: 1563: 1559:North America 1556: 1552: 1542: 1537: 1532: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1518: 1513: 1508: 1506: 1501: 1496: 1494: 1489: 1484: 1482: 1477: 1472: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1458: 1453: 1448: 1446: 1441: 1436: 1434: 1429: 1424: 1422: 1417: 1412: 1410: 1405: 1400: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1362: 1357: 1352: 1350: 1345: 1340: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1315: 1312: 1305: 1301: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1267: 1262: 1257: 1255: 1250: 1245: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1232: 1229: 1222: 1218: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1173: 1170: 1163: 1159: 1155: 1148: 1143: 1141: 1136: 1134: 1129: 1128: 1125: 1115: 1114: 1103: 1097: 1094: 1092: 1089: 1086: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1063: 1061: 1055: 1049: 1046: 1044: 1041: 1039: 1036: 1034: 1031: 1030: 1028: 1024: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1003: 1000: 998: 995: 993: 990: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 974: 972: 970: 966: 960: 957: 955: 952: 950: 947: 945: 942: 940: 937: 934: 930: 927: 926: 924: 922: 921:public bodies 916: 910: 907: 905: 902: 900: 897: 895: 892: 890: 887: 886: 884: 882: 878: 872: 869: 868: 866: 864: 860: 854: 850: 848: 845: 843: 840: 839: 837: 835: 831: 827: 823: 817: 813: 806: 801: 799: 794: 792: 787: 786: 783: 776: 770: 765: 764: 760: 752: 748: 745: 739: 736: 724: 720: 714: 711: 707: 701: 698: 694: 690: 684: 681: 668: 664: 658: 655: 651: 639: 633: 630: 625: 619: 616: 612: 606: 603: 590: 586: 580: 577: 572: 568: 562: 559: 554: 553: 545: 542: 529: 528: 520: 514: 511: 498: 494: 493: 488: 482: 479: 474: 470: 464: 462: 460: 456: 444: 440: 434: 431: 419: 415: 409: 406: 399: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 371: 367: 356: 353: 352:Trains portal 347: 342: 337: 335: 332: 330: 326: 321: 320:head office. 319: 315: 311: 307: 303: 295: 290: 287: 284: 281: 277: 273: 270: 266: 262: 259: 255: 254: 253: 246: 243: 240: 239: 238: 236: 231: 229: 224: 222: 218: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 195:During 2003, 193: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 167: 165: 162: 158: 154: 150: 140: 135: 121: 117: 113: 107: 103: 97: 94: 91: 85: 79: 75: 72: 71: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 39: 34: 30: 25: 19: 1540: 1111: 1047: 1017:Network Rail 1002:High Speed 2 738: 726:. Retrieved 713: 700: 683: 671:. Retrieved 657: 649: 642:. Retrieved 632: 618: 605: 593:. Retrieved 588: 579: 570: 561: 550: 544: 532:. Retrieved 525: 513: 501:. Retrieved 490: 481: 446:. Retrieved 433: 421:. Retrieved 408: 333: 322: 299: 250: 232: 225: 194: 171: 152: 148: 146: 18: 728:20 February 673:20 February 644:20 February 595:27 November 448:27 November 306:Farnborough 219:), and the 130:/government 104:Andrew Hall 1669:Categories 611:Contact us 400:References 197:Parliament 834:Ministers 534:5 October 503:5 October 312:area, at 310:Aldershot 296:Operation 285:Tramways; 51:Formation 1113:Category 747:Archived 706:About us 497:Archived 338:See also 188:and the 159:and the 67:Location 1606:Oceania 1183:CEAMAIF 589:EUR-Lex 423:1 April 119:Website 110:Staff 88:Region 1493:GPIAAF 1385:BEA-TT 1308:Europe 1166:Africa 826:London 638:"Home" 527:gov.uk 492:gov.uk 473:GOV.UK 418:GOV.UK 329:Surrey 325:Woking 174:Cullen 1445:TAIIB 1325:RAIIU 1278:ARAIB 1026:Other 522:(PDF) 302:Derby 74:Derby 1635:TAIC 1623:ATSB 1588:NTSB 1541:RAIB 1529:STSB 1505:CIAF 1481:AIBN 1433:ANSF 1421:RAIU 1361:ESIB 1337:RSIO 1290:TTSB 1266:JTSB 1254:NTSC 1225:Asia 1195:NSIB 730:2023 675:2023 646:2023 597:2019 536:2019 505:2019 450:2019 425:2022 274:The 263:The 172:The 153:RAIB 147:The 126:.gov 59:Type 1576:TSB 1517:SHK 1469:DSB 1457:AET 1409:TSB 1397:BEU 1373:SIA 1349:AIB 1242:CRS 1207:RSR 691:." 128:.uk 124:www 114:44 1671:: 851:3 824:, 721:. 665:. 648:. 587:. 569:, 524:. 489:. 471:. 458:^ 441:. 416:. 327:, 308:/ 278:, 271:); 1146:e 1139:t 1132:v 1087:) 1083:( 935:) 931:( 804:e 797:t 790:v 742:" 732:. 704:" 687:" 677:. 626:. 609:" 599:. 538:. 507:. 475:. 452:. 427:. 260:; 151:(

Index



Farnborough Airport
Derby
Farnborough Airport
United Kingdom
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/rail-accident-investigation-branch
Edit this at Wikidata
United Kingdom
Channel Tunnel
Cullen
Ladbroke Grove rail crash
Department for Transport
Marine Accident Investigation Branch
Air Accident Investigation Branch
Parliament
Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
Carolyn Griffiths
His Majesty's Railway Inspectorate
Health and Safety Executive
Office of Rail and Road
British Transport Police
European Union
dangerous occurrence
Northern Ireland
Channel Tunnel
French Land Transport Accident Investigation Bureau
London Underground
Glasgow Subway
Derby

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.