Written questions

Railways: Electric Shock

Commons · Question 1659 · Tabled 25 Jul 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 30 Jul 2024

Question

Asked by Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of passengers electrocuted on trains in each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 30 Jul 2024

There have been 198 recorded incidents of passengers being injured through electric shocks on trains in the last five years. The breakdown per year is provided below: YearReported electric shocks to passengers on board trains resulting in injury201930202...