Written questions

Cambrian Line: Accidents

Lords · Question HL5979 · Tabled 19 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 2 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Wigley

To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons Network Rail has learned from the railway accident near Llanbrynmair on the Shrewsbury to Machynlleth line in October 2024; and how those lessons will be heeded throughout the railway network.

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 2 Apr 2025

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), the independent body responsible for investigating rail accidents in the UK, launched an investigation into the fatal accident at Talerddig, near Llanbrynmair in Powys, on 22 October 2024, the day after the a...