Active railway accident investigations

Active investigations - update

Recent reports issued
18/02/2012 - Unauthorised train movements at Clonsilla, Dromod, Boyle and Limerick Junction.
Details: Between 18th and 23rd of February 2012 there were four reported possession occurences on the Iarnrod Eireann network.
Agency: Railway Safety Commission

23/03/2013 - Unauthorised train movement between Dundalk and Newry.
Details: SLW [single-line working] was in place due to a landslide and flooding on the up line between 60.5 and 6.75 MP between Dundalk and Newry. (Northern Ireland side of the border). An empty CAF set with the Pilotman accompanying the train left Dundalk for Newry. Sometime after the empty CAF had cleared the signal section the 07.35hrs passenger service from Connolly to Belfast was signalled into thes section and proceeded to Newry without the Pliotman being present.
Agency: Railway Safety Commission

31/05/2013 - Level crossing near miss at Balnamor, Northern Ireland.
Details: At about 03:05 hrs the car was approaching the level crossing from the south when its driver became aware that a rail vehicle was passing over the crossing immediately in front of him. The car driver had received no prior warning of the rail vehicle’s presence; the crossing’s road traffic signals were not operating and its half-barriers were in the raised position. At the time of the accident, Balnamore level crossing was within a section of track that had been closed to normal rail traffic to enable engineering activities to take place (known as a ‘possession’). The rail vehicle involved in the accident consisted of a rail-mounted trailer containing weed-spraying equipment and a road-rail vehicle (RRV) which was towing it. Both the trailer and RRV were owned and operated by a contractor working for Northern Ireland Railways.
Agency: RAIB (UK)

10/08/2013 - Wrong side failure of DART doors at Salthill DART Station
Details: Wrong side failure on DART Doors.
Agency: Railway Safety Commission

18/12/2013 - Canopy collapse at Kent Station, Cork
Details: Report of severe damage to canopy roof adjacent to platform 1 Cork (Kent Station) causing collapse on platform and injury to persons.
Agency: Railway Safety Commission

Still Active
08/12/2013 - SPAD [Signal passed at Danger] at Millstreet
Details: A303, the 11.50hrs passenger service Tralee to Heuston passed signal TL223 at danger while A304 was approaching the platform at Millstreet Station.
Agency: Railway Safety Commission

31/12/2013 - Landslide at Waterford Station
Details: At 08.00 hours on 31/12/13 the RAIU where called to investigate a landslide at Waterford Railway Station Ireland. There was a large amount of fallen rock on the track nearest the cliff face (near the signalling cabin) with some of the rock in the location of the rockfall remaining unstable.There is steel netting to prevent falling debris and reports of previous rockfalls in the station area.
Agency: Railway Safety Commission

12/02/2014 - Collision between train and vehicle at 151.4 MP, Ballina Branch.
Details: Irish Rail advised the RAIU that the A863 09.35hrs train from Ballina to Manulla Junction passenger service collided with a road vehicle (van) at a user worked level crossing XX024. Following the occurrence the van came to rest across a drain in a field adjacent to the railway.
Agency: Railway Safety Commission

08/06/2014 - Collision between a road vehicle and a train at Knockaphunta Level Crossing, Co. Mayo, on the 8th June 2014.
Agency: Railway Safety Commission

??/??/2013 - Trend investigation into SPADs on Irish Rail Network
Agency: Railway Safety Commission

And a bonus accident investigation which doesn't appear on any of the websites...

19/12/2013 - Failure of protection equipment at Gortavogher level crossing, Limerick - Athenry line
Investigating body: Railway Safety Commission