Signals to Danger - Railway disasters in the UK Podcast
1) Flash Briefing - Reutlingen Derailment
A quick update on a serious derailment in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 27th July 2025. Regional Express 55 left the tracks after heavy storms, with early signs pointing to a landslip. At least three...Show More
2) Rail Safety Review - 14th July 2024
Welcome to another Rail Safety Review, and yes, despite the joys of a strep throat and a voice that sounds like it's been dragged through ballast, Dan is back to talk trains.This week we’re diving int...Show More
3) Eltham Well Hall - 1972
In June 1972, a day of leisure for railway workers and their families ended in tragedy on the curve at Eltham Well Hall. This episode examines the circumstances surrounding one of the UK's most avoida...Show More
4) Rail Safety Review 30th June 2025
In this Rail Safety Review, we dive into the RAIB’s 2024 Annual Report, exploring six key safety themes from the past year—from track worker and platform safety to vegetation management and asset inte...Show More
5) Purley - 1989
On this weeks episode of Signals to Danger we head back to 1989 and the South London suburb of Purley. After a signal is passed at danger one train collides into the rear of another that has just the ...Show More
6) Rail Safety Review - 16th June 2025
Join us for the first Rail Safety Review of this new run of Signals to Danger, where we take a look at the current coming and goings in railway safety. This time out we talk a little about the train v...Show More
7) Flash Briefing - South Wales Overspeeding in Blanket Speed Restrictions
On the 10th of June the RAIB released a Safety Digest into overspeeding within Blanket Speed Restrictions in Wales on the 27th January this year. Join us on our first ever Flash Briefing, as we go ahe...Show More
8) Salisbury Tunnel Junction - 2021
In October of 2021, two passenger trains collided with each other as they ran into a tunnel just outside of Salisbury. This episode tells the story of what took place, and how investigators got to the...Show More
9) Rail Safety Review - 29th September 2024
On this episode, we unpick the remaining safety digests and investigations from the summer. Very busy with lots going on so enjoy! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...Show More
10) Rail Safety Review - 6th September 2024
This week we're starting our look through the summer's events, including a review of RAIB news, two published safety digests and looking at the report into Kineton and the WCML SPAD near Stafford. Wel...Show More