Train Incidents by year
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Title
Train Incidents by yearLast update
3 April 2024Next update
March 2025 (provisional)Publishing organisation
Welsh GovernmentSource 1
National Rail Trends, Regional User Profiles, Office of the Rail RegulatorDesignation
National StatisticsGeographical coverage
WalesLanguages covered
English and WelshData licensing
You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licenceGeneral description
This dataset gives details on Rail Incidents in Wales up to the 2023 calendar year. Information about safety of the mainline rail network comes from the Rail Safety and Standards Board. Data are presented as the number of train incidents reported in that calendar year.Data collection and calculation
Rail transport information are compiled by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR). ORR data are available via their National Rail Trends (NRT) Data Portal, an online interface for ORR’s database of rail statistics: http://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/.Rail safety data are taken from the Rail Safety and Standards Board’s (RSSB) Safety Management Information System (SMIS). For more information about the SMIS see the RSSB website: https://www.rssb.co.uk/
Frequency of publication
AnnualData reference periods
Data is shown from 2007 onwardsRounding applied
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Data for previous periods are routinely updated. Data for the current financial or calendar year may be revised with the release of next year’s data setStatistical quality
These statistics are used both within and outside the Welsh Government to monitor trends in rail transport and as a baseline for further analysis.The information for these statistics is based on a range of household and individual surveys and on administrative data.