Investigating railway accidents – Interview with RAIB Deputy Chief Inspector

Railway accidents and train crashes are investigated thoroughly to find out what caused them and how they can be prevented from happening again. We spoke to Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) Deputy Chief Inspector Andy Lewis to find out how accident investigation has changed, what RAIB’s role is, and to learn about recent accidents. We discuss the Flying Scotsman collision at the Strathspey Railway in Aviemore in September 2023, and the more recent fatal accident at Talerddig in Wales in October 2024. In this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:20 What is the RAIB? 03:01 How does RAIB work with other investigators? 08:27 Why does it take so long to produce accident reports? 11:17 Flying Scotsman crash at the Strathspey Railway 16:57 Talerddig train crash report 21:37 Broughty Ferry report Subscribe: If you liked this video, please give it a thumbs up. Better still, hit that subscribe button. It supports the channel and means you'll be notified whenever we publish something new. Membership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too. YouTube -    / @greensignals   Patreon -   / greensignals   Green Signals: Website - http://www.greensignals.org Newsletter - http://www.greensignals.org/#mailing-... Follow: X (Twitter) -   / greensignallers   LinkedIn -   / green-signals-productions-ltd   Instagram -   / greensignallers   Credits: Presenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)