Train driver seatbelt and airbag could become a reality in the UK

Accident at CArmopnt August 2020

Cab safety measures could see radical changes, and the construction of earthworks near the rails could be adjusted. This is all the result of the fatal accident in the northeast of Scotland in the summer of 2020. The Rail Accident investigation Branch (RAIB) has published a report with twenty far-reaching recommendations, including driver seatbelts and airbags, measures not seen before in the rail industry in the UK.

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Author: Simon Walton

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Train driver seatbelt and airbag could become a reality in the UK

Accident at CArmopnt August 2020

Cab safety measures could see radical changes, and the construction of earthworks near the rails could be adjusted. This is all the result of the fatal accident in the northeast of Scotland in the summer of 2020. The Rail Accident investigation Branch (RAIB) has published a report with twenty far-reaching recommendations, including driver seatbelts and airbags, measures not seen before in the rail industry in the UK.

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Author: Simon Walton

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