The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation following last month’s shunting incident involving Flying Scotsman.
At around 18:05 on the 29th September 2023, Flying Scotsman was involved in a shunting incident at Aviemore railway station and involved a stationary set of passenger coaches.
The accident happened on the side of the station that is operated by the Strathspey heritage railway.
The collision resulted in injuries to a number of passengers and staff, with one passenger and member of staff being taken to hospital.
No rail vehicles derailed in the incident but damage was caused to some of the vehicles involved.
The investigation will consider
- the actions of those involved and anything that may have influenced them
- the management of the railway staff involved in the accident, including their training and competence
- the method of operation in use when the collision occurred and the policies and procedures in place for managing such operations
- the extent and type of any injuries and damage caused, and how they occurred
- any underlying management factors.
Responses
I wonder if they will also investigate the following
* Was there anything all Occupants could have done differently to reduce injuries during the accident
There where first hand account from within the coaches about the Occupants beeing more consurned about spilling there wine than there or outhers safety also anouther from the Varander with them shouting “Brace” but doing nothing but standing there wacthing 60103 back on and no outher atempt to even evacuate the varander eather only after the end of the video upon the impact one says “Ban steam trains”, so will the RAIB look into the behaviour of the paying riders and how they had little to no consideration of there safety
Way too fast setting back.Ex BR
Totally agree. One member of the crew on the footplate said ‘said be careful’ but the engine did not slow. As it was allowed back in service there was no issue with the Flying Scotsman. As the daughter of a steam train driver who spent hours watching trains the speed was too high. I watched engines coupling up and would have expected to see the guard on the platform. I would hope there was also a shunter on the line. I hate this to be driver error but I think it was.
It was backing up to fast I was taught back up at walking pace and give hand signals to the driver
I watched the Flying Scotsman from our holiday accommodation on the Friday of the accident. It was reversing down the line from Broomhill. I said to the family that it was going at “fair lick””. Scots for pretty fast.
I am old enough to remember steam hauled trains and that it took 10 minutes to stop when traveling down from Beattock Summit for us to get off at Beattock.