MG11
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Good evening all. I was reading on Madasfish about a serious incident in Ais Gill, North West England in January 1995 where 2 Class 156 units collided and subsequently, a member of the on-train team sadly pased away. I was looking for the RAIB report on it, but couldn't find one, I couldn't find any images other than a grainy, black and white image, taken from a distance. I looked on this forum, but the only search results for Ais Gill were a brief mention in a Northern DOO thread.
These are the facts I know so far:
*First Class 156 was stopped and ordered by the signalman or woman to reverse, due to a blockage on the line.
*At some point, this plan was abandoned, for some reason, and the decision was made to detrain the 156.
*Whilst this was happening, the second Class 156 approached, and collided head-on with the unit.
*A member of staff sadly died, as they were trying to detrain pasengers.
What isn't clear is, why the train was ordered to reverse, when there was another train approaching behind. I also wonder if the latter was the reason this decision was revoked and the plan was changed to do a detrain instead. It is said the deceased was at the front of the train, it doesn't say if they were onboard or not. With them likely to be stood up and aware of surroundings on the line, how did they not move further back, to minimise injury?
Does anyone know where I can find the RAIB report in this incident?
These are the facts I know so far:
*First Class 156 was stopped and ordered by the signalman or woman to reverse, due to a blockage on the line.
*At some point, this plan was abandoned, for some reason, and the decision was made to detrain the 156.
*Whilst this was happening, the second Class 156 approached, and collided head-on with the unit.
*A member of staff sadly died, as they were trying to detrain pasengers.
What isn't clear is, why the train was ordered to reverse, when there was another train approaching behind. I also wonder if the latter was the reason this decision was revoked and the plan was changed to do a detrain instead. It is said the deceased was at the front of the train, it doesn't say if they were onboard or not. With them likely to be stood up and aware of surroundings on the line, how did they not move further back, to minimise injury?
Does anyone know where I can find the RAIB report in this incident?