UK probes passenger train derailment as 62 escape injury

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) in the UK has launched an investigation into the derailment of a passenger train in Essex, which left all 62 people on board uninjured. The incident occurred on August 14 when the train, operated by Greater Anglia, derailed at around 77mph while travelling from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street.

Preliminary analysis of the train's on-train data recorder showed that the derailment occurred after the rearmost vehicle ran on the sleepers and ballast for about 1.5 miles. The RAIB's investigation will examine the sequence of events leading up to and during the derailment, as well as the condition of the track at the location and how it was maintained.

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