Date/Time
Date(s) - 7 February 2024
6:00 pm

Categories

• Chartered Institution of Railway Operators
• South East

Salisbury: How the 2021 Collision Helped Shape Accident Investigation and Recovery

Wednesday 7th February at 18:00

Venue: Palestra, 197 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NJ

Teas and coffees at 17:30, talk commencing at 18:00
followed by food and networking nearby

Guest speakers:

Ian Capewell
(Principal Inspector at RAIB)
and
Gunnar Lindahl MCIRO
(Operations Director for Network Rail Wessex Route at the time of the incident)

About The Event

On 31st October 2021 two trains collided at Tunnel Junction east of Salisbury. During the incident Ian Capewell and Gunnar Lindahl were the “Gold” strategic leads for RAIB and Network Rail respectively.

Ian and Gunnar will share their experiences of the subsequent response and recovery. This talk will cover how investigation techniques have changed over the previous 20 years up to the Salisbury accident investigation and how the collision and subsequent recovery operation have influenced industry thinking.

Why this is important for Railway Operators
Major train accidents are rare and the industry (thankfully) gets few opportunities to practice our response to real events like this. This session should offer a useful insight to operators on how different agencies faced challenges and worked together after the derailment in October 2021 and will also give a glimpse into the work of the RAIB in the weeks and months that followed.

Key Takeaways
• Understanding how RAIB investigate accidents working with the other stakeholders and rail industry and how this has evolved over the last two decades
• The specific challenges presented by the Salisbury collision in October 2021 in terms of response and recovery and how the industry responded to them.

How To Attend

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If you’ve never attended a CIRO South East Area event before please email southeast@railwayoperators.co.uk and we will welcome you on the evening.

Any questions? Contact Liz Walker at events@railwayoperators.co.uk

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