Latest annual safety report by the Office of Rail and Road shows Britain has the third safest railway in Europe since 2010
The debate about Britain’s railways is missing something important. Amid the talk of traingate, overcrowding, prices and nationalisation, there has been little mention of safety.
This is important, because the safety record for Britain’s rail network is staggeringly good. It is now nine years since a passenger on one of Britain’s trains died in an accident. The last fatality occurred when a Virgin Pendolino derailed in Cumbria.
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Continue reading...from Business blog | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/business/blog/2016/aug/24/britains-rail-safety-record-deserves-some-credit-graham-ruddick
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