18-04-2025
Rail worker nearly hit by high speed train near Luton
A rail worker was nearly killed by a high speed train travelling at 104mph (167km/h), investigators near miss happened in April 2024 on the Midland Main Line at Chiltern Green in a report published on Thursday, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said that engineering contractors had crossed the track at the wrong contractor was told to review working practices.
In the RAIB report, investigators said the worker was testing cables and walking to rejoin his group after a break at 09:53 GMT on 23 individual was on a railway bridge and there was limited space between the parapet and the seen the worker, the driver sounded the horn before making an emergency stop."The driver was unsure if the train had struck the track worker," the report said they had been shown the incorrect crossing location by a person in charge, despite the fact a safer spot had been identified by the project person in charge was unfamiliar with the location and documents about crossing had not been Green is located between Harpenden in Hertfordshire and Luton Airport Parkway stations.
The RAIB said Linbrooke Services Limited - which was carrying out the work - had revised how it planned its projects in the future and how workers should access the was later acquired by Keltbray Infrastructure Services report recommended that Network Rail - which is in charge of maintaining the infrastructure - took extra steps to "eliminate or mitigate" the chances of workers accessing areas that they should not be.
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