The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995

Accidents involving any kind of train

59.—(1) Any of the following classes of accident which occurs or is discovered whilst the train is on a running line—

(a) the failure of an axle;

(b) the failure of a wheel or tyre, including a tyre loose on its wheel;

(c) the failure of a rope or the fastenings thereof or of the winding plant or equipment involved in working an incline;

(d) any fire, severe electrical arcing or fusing in or on any part of a passenger train or a train carrying dangerous goods;

(e) in the case of any train other than a passenger train, any severe electrical arcing or fusing, or any fire which was extinguished by a fire-fighting service; or

(f) any other failure of any part of a train which is likely to cause an accident to that or any other train or to kill or injure any person.

(2) In this paragraph “dangerous goods” has the same meaning as in regulation 1(2) of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations 1994(1).

(1)

S.I. 1994/670.