This statistic shows the total number of low and high risk accidents on both passenger and non-passenger trains in Great Britain from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017. There has been a dramatic decrease in the number of train accidents occurring in Britain. During the year 2010/2011 there were 520 accidents, down from 1,597 in 2001/2002.
Total number of high and low risk train accidents in Great Britain from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017
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Department for Transport (UK), & GOV.UK. (November 23, 2017). Total number of high and low risk train accidents in Great Britain from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305519/total-number-of-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), und GOV.UK. "Total number of high and low risk train accidents in Great Britain from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017." Chart. November 23, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305519/total-number-of-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), GOV.UK. (2017). Total number of high and low risk train accidents in Great Britain from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305519/total-number-of-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
Department for Transport (UK), and GOV.UK. "Total Number of High and Low Risk Train Accidents in Great Britain from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305519/total-number-of-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/
Department for Transport (UK) & GOV.UK, Total number of high and low risk train accidents in Great Britain from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305519/total-number-of-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Total number of high and low risk train accidents in Great Britain from 2001/2002 to 2016/2017 [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), & GOV.UK, November 23, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305519/total-number-of-train-accidents-in-great-britain-uk/