Signals to Danger

By Daniel Fox

The UK's rail network is one of the safest in the world, but this is a reputation that has been hard-won through a dark history of death and destruction. Each of these accidents has helped to prevent ... more

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Signals to Danger episodes:

September 22, 2023 RAIB Roundup 22nd September '23
This week's Signals to Danger RAIB roundup episode takes a look at the investigations currently underway with the branch, as well as providing a brief update on the latest developments in the Carmont proceedings.

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September 15, 2023 Ufton Nervet - 2004
On another visit to Signals to Danger, we travel back to 2004 and the village of Ufton Nervet, where a collision between a train and a car saw disasterous consequences, and left 7 dead.

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1h 6min
September 08, 2023 RAIB Roundup #1 - July-September 2023
This time we're taking a slightly different turn for an episode, having a quick look at some of the recent RAIB reports which have been issued by the branch in July and September of this year.

This roundup covers:

The Enfield Town buffer stop collision
Spital Junction overspeed
Haddiscoe's track washout
Loversall Carr collision between frieght trains
Near miss with track workers at Penkridge

Hope you enjoy the new feel, and don't worry, we'll be back to normal with the next episode!

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48min
September 01, 2023 Eccles - 1984
On the morning of December 4th 194 a passenger train from Liverpool to Scarborough ploughed into the rear of a gas oil train just outside Manchester city centre, join us in the new run of Signals to Danger to find out what went wrong.
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1h 13min
November 12, 2022 Carmont - 2020 - Part Three
Join us as we conclude our three part deep dive into the 2020 derailment of 1T08 at Carmont in Aberdeenshire.

This time we're going to talk about opportunities to prevent the accident that were missed, the crashworthiness of the High speed train, and the recommendations of the report.

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1h 17min
October 21, 2022 Carmont - 2020 - Part Two
If you haven't listened to the previous episode, Carmont Part One, head there first!

In episode two of our story on Carmont, we uncover the reason there was a landslip, and talk about the construction issues experienced in 2011.
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1h 15min
October 16, 2022 Carmont - 2020 - Part One
The first episode of Season Three, this episode we tell the story about what happened on the day that shook the rail industry just two years ago.

On the 12th of August 2020 a Scotrail train derailed in Aberdeenshire, killing three and injuring others, the accident was the first time since Grayrigg that a passenger was killed on our Railway.

Part one tells the story of the day itself, and what happened in the Scottish countryside.

Tune in next time to hear about the investigation that followed, and the shocking findings.
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58min
February 27, 2022 Hawes Junction - 1910
On Christmas Eve in 1910, one of the most beautiful sections of railway in the world played host to an ugly disaster. A passenger train crashes into the back of a locomotive and fire finishes the horrible task.

Why did this happen and how could it have been prevented, join us this time to find out!
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1h 3min
January 24, 2022 Chalfont & Latimer - 2020
In 2020 a near-miss took place at Chalfont and Latimer station in Buckinghamshire. A commuter train and an underground train ended up a carriage lengths away from a head-on collision. Something had gone seriously wrong, join us and find out why this happened in another episode!
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1h 10min
January 10, 2022 Colwich Junction - 1986
In 1986 two express passenger trains collided with each other on the West Coast Main Line. One man was killed, countless others were injured. What brought them together and why did it happen. Join us to find out more in this episode.
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1h 5min

FAQs about Signals to Danger:

How many episodes does Signals to Danger have?

The podcast currently has 72 episodes available.

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