Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 7.19 Railway accidents
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 20031 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Railway accidents
Collisions 2 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 4 1 1
Derailments 16 7 9 2 3 6 5 7 3 1 4
Running into level crossing gates and other obstructions 45 46 36 23 23 27 30 32 28 44 44
Fires 36 25 28 15 16 7 8 11 4 5 5
Missiles through driver's cab 52 32 9 8 6 1 3 1 8 3 2
Miscellaneous - 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All accidents 151 116 83 50 49 41 46 53 47 54 56
Casualties
Train accidents - deaths - 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 0
- injuries 5 12 2 2 3 15 0 4 3 0 1
Accidents through movements
of railway vehicle - deaths 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
- injuries 77 60 59 60 42 53 66 59 37 49 37
Accidents on railway
premises -deaths 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3
- injuries 287 290 250 229 240 242 171 202 163 216 170
Trespassers and suicides
(All accidents) - deaths 25 15 15 26 18 18 27 17 20 24 20
- injuries 16 13 15 12 8 6 11 9 7 8 18
Total deaths 27 20 17 27 19 21 28 21 21 28 23
Total injuries 385 375 326 303 293 316 248 274 210 273 226

Source: ORR - Not National Statistics
1. Data from 2003 onwards based on the calendar year; previous years' figures relate to financial years (1 April to 31 March).