RAIB identifies causes of HS1 works train collision that left driver off work for months

A lack of safe systems of work during engineering moves and no braking controls on the rear deck of a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) have been identified as causes of a collision on HS1 that left a driver off work for four months.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its report into the low-speed collision involving on-track machines during an engineering possession on the high-speed line between Singlewell loops and Medway Viaduct near Strood, at around 0415 on November 16 2023.