| Date | Killed | Injured | Type | Details |
| 15 09 1830 | 1 | 0 | | Parkside: William Huskisson was fatally wounded at the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway when he was hit by Stephenson's Rocket. Huskisson is often reported as the first railway fatality, including in ordinarily reliable sources. This is untrue; at least two people were killed on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway before it opened to the public. The earliest recorded fatality caused by a steam locomotive was an unnamed woman, described as "a blind American beggar", fatally injured by a train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 5 March 1827. |
| 26 03 1831 | 0 | 1 | | Manchester, Liverpool and Manchester Railway: Man named Burn, a guard of the company, being drunk, tried to jump aboard a train as it was passing at full speed but fell onto the tracks and his legs were run over, "... crushing them in so dreadful a manner as to render amputation immediately necessary." The reports make the point that the accident was entirely his own fault, "He got upon the train without the knowledge of the superintendent, and it was not known that he had made the attempt until his mangled body was seen lying upon the ground." |
| 26 03 1831 | 1 | 0 | | Manchester, Liverpool and Manchester Railway: Man named Lawrence, an employee of the company, was walking along the line, when he suddenly fell down over the tracks and a passing train ran him over, nearly severing him in two. An inquest returned a verdict of "accidental death". |
| 26 03 1831 | 1 | | | Waverton Lane, near Liverpool, Liverpool and Manchester Railway: Locomotive "Phoenix" struck a plank of wood lying across the tracks. A lad named Wright, an assistant on the locomotive, was thrown onto the track and the wheels of several of the coaches passed over his head, killing him instantly. An inquest returned a verdict of "accidental death". |
| | | | Newton Junction: PC Bates of the Liverpool and Manchester railway police force caused an accident when he failed to change a set of points when asleep at his post; fined £3 by magistrates. |
| 04 05 1833 | | | | Bagworth: Collision with farmer's cart on level crossing, led to the implementation of the locomotive whistle. |
| 03 12 1836 | 3 | | | Wetheral train accident. |
| 07 08 1838 | 1 | | | Harrow train accident: Death of Thomas Port, run over by train. |
| 12 07 1839 | 2 | | | Whiston, Lancashire: Jane Yates and her daughter Lydia Saunders were hit by a train while they were walking down the line |
| 07 08 1840 | 4 | | | Howden rail crash, East Riding: Large casting fell from wagon and derailed coaches. |
| 25 10 1840 | 1 | 4 | | Faringdon Road, Berkshire: Driver asleep at controls. |
| 10 11 1840 | 2 | | | , Worcestershire: Boiler explosion. |
| 07 09 1841 | 0 | 6 | | Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire: Train derailed in landslip. |
| 29 10 1841 | 1 | | | Hartford, Cheshire, Northwich. |
| 24 12 1841 | 8 | 17 | | Railway accident at Sonning Cutting: Train ran into landslide caused by heavy rain |
| 06 01 1843 | 1 | 1 | | Barnsley railway station, North Midland Railway: Luggage train ran into back of Leeds train in fog. "All carriages were smashed to pieces", the head of the only passenger was "cut completely off". |
| 05 10 1844 | 0 | 23 | | Anerley. |
| 2 | 15 | | Beeston, Nottinghamshire. |
| 06 10 1845 | 0 | 1 | | Penistone: Train derailed by cow. |
| 01 01 1846 | 1 | 1 | | Tonbridge: Driver killed as bridge collapsed into River Medway. |
| 24 05 1847 | 5 | 9 | | Dee bridge disaster: Bridge collapsed into the river at Chester. |
| 24 05 1847 | 2 | | | : Broken locomotive tyre. |
| 05 06 1847 | 7 | | | Wolverton: 'turned into siding' |
| 10 05 1848 | 6 | 13 | | , Berkshire: Express struck horse-box and cattle-van. |
| 10 02 1849 | 5 | | | Rockcliffe, Cumbria: Derailment. |
| 27 06 1849 | | | | Hemerdon: Boiler explosion. |
| 01 08 1850 | 5 | 10 | | Cowlairs, Glasgow. |
| 30 04 1851 | 6–9 | 30–40 | | Sutton Tunnel railway accident, Cheshire: Two inadequately powered trains struggling together to climb gradient in tunnel ran into by third following train due to miscalculations by Executive Committee and staff. |
| 06 06 1851 | 5 | 1? | | Falmer, Sussex: Train ran down incline without braking derailed by wooden sleeper obstructing track; engine, tender and two coaches ended up on nearby public highway. |
| 06 09 1851 | 6 | | | Bicester, Oxfordshire: Train misrouted. |
| 13 03 1852 | 1 | | | Bishopstoke rail accident: Driver killed |
| 12 07 1852 | 4 | a great number | | , Lancashire. |
| 20 October 1852 | 0 | 6 | | Aynho, Northamptonshire: A special service from Paddington to Birmingham, for the opening of the new line to Birmingham by the GWR loaded with directors of the Railway, ran into the rear end of a slow running Mixed Goods train at Aynho Station. When the driver of the mixed goods saw the special coming at a speed towards the station attempted to pull away. The coupling to the engine broke so its train was left behind. The locomotive "Lord of the Isles" destroyed the rear truck of the Mixed goods and was derailed by a broken axle. The undamaged carriages then struck the tender of the mixed goods locomotive. The mixed goods pulled the rest of its undamaged train to Banbury before returning to take the damaged special to Leamington because the relief engine sent to rescue the special derailed on the way from Birmingham. |
| 04 03 1853 | 6 | | | : Derailment on deteriorated track. |
| 09 03 1853 | 2 | | | : A mail train had stopped to allow an adjustment to the locomotive when another train crashed into it in dense fog at. Two passengers were killed, with the deaths attributed to neglect of duty by the mail train's guard. |
| 05 10 1853 | 18 | Unknown | | Straffan rail accident, County Kildare, Ireland: Collision of goods train into rear of stationary passenger train. |
| 12 09 1855 | 7 | 7 | | Reading: Head-on collision between light engine running on wrong line and passenger train. |
| 27 09 1855 | 1 | 9 | | Summerseat, north of Bury, Lancashire: Accrington to Bury passenger train runs into stationary goods train due to faulty signal. |
| 04 08 1856 | 3 | 9 | | Stubbins, north of Ramsbottom, Lancashire: Northbound passenger train derails and overturns due to poorly installed temporary level-crossing. |
| 28 06 1857 | 11 | | | Lewisham rail crash, South London: two trains collided |
| 23 08 1858 | 14 | 50 | | Round Oak rail accident: Rear part of train broke away and ran back down line, collision with following train. 170 persons applied for compensation because "of injury to their persons or their clothes". |
| 16 07 1859 | 1 | 79 | | Bishopton, Renfrewshire: Two passenger trains collide in a tunnel at Bishopton. |
| 17 02 1860 | 1 | | | Gloucester: PC William Goatman of the Midland Railway Police dies: hit by goods train while crossing railway lines. |
| 20 02 1860 | 7 | 9 | | Tottenham station: Locomotive wheel failure led to derailment and collision with station platform. |
| 04 09 1860 | 11 | 77 | | Helmshore rail accident, Lancashire: Rear portion of passenger excursion train became detached and ran back down line where it collided with an on-coming passenger train. |
| 16 11 1860 | 10 | | | Atherstone rail accident. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose were passengers. |
| 16 1 1861 | 0 | 0 | | : A landslide dropped a large boulder onto the line, causing a train to become derailed. |
| 11 06 1861 | 2 | | | Wooton Bridge Collapse: Freight train, cast iron girders broke. |
| 25 08 1861 | 23 | 176 | | Clayton Tunnel rail crash: Train hit stationary train in tunnel, confusion over signalling. |
| 02 09 1861 | 16 | | | Kentish Town rail accident: Passenger and freight trains collide. |
| 23 9 1861 | 0 | 12 | | : A goods train shunted into sidings broke down while crossing the track, and was subsequently hit by an excursion train. |
| 06 12 1861 | 1 | | | Portswood rail accident. |
| 13 10 1862 | 15 | | | Winchburgh rail crash: Collision in deep cutting. |
| 03 08 1863 | 7 | | | King's Lynn: Derailment. |
| 07 06 1864 | 7 | | | Egham: Collision |
| 14 12 1864 | 5 | | | Tunnel. |
| 07 06 1865 | 11 | 30 | | Rednal rail crash: Excursion train failed to see warning flag for track maintenance. |
| 09 06 1865 | 10 | 49 | | Staplehurst rail crash: Train ran over bridge where rails removed for work. Charles Dickens a passenger. |
| 09 06 1866 | 2 | 2 | | Welwyn Tunnel rail crash: Collision and fire in tunnel. |
| 29 06 1867 | 8 | | | Warrington rail crash |
| 20 08 1868 | 33 | | | Abergele train disaster: |
| 18 12 1869 | | 4 | | Dalton Junction rail crash; axle break derails Night Mail. |
| 09 10 1869 | 7 | | | Long Eaton: Collision |
| 20 06 1870 | 18 | | | Newark rail crash: Excursion and freight train collided. |
| 14 09 1870 | 3 | 13 | | Tamworth rail crash: Signalman's error diverted Irish Mail into siding where it crashed into river. |
| 28 10 1870 | 1 | 0 | | Bishopstoke collision: Stoker Edward Bist aged 24, Cattle Train heavy, wet rails, took longer to stop. |
| 26 11 1870 | 7 | | | Harrow: Signal overrun in fog. |
| 06 12 1870 | 5 | 57 | | Brockley Whins. |
| 12 12 1870 | 15 | 59 | | Stairfoot rail accident: Train divided. |
| 26 12 1870 | 8 | | | Hatfield rail crash : Coach wheel failure caused train separation. |
| 21 February 1872 | 2 | | | Whiteball Tunnel. The two packers had incautiously gone up the tunnel on a trolley and were overtaken by the engine. |
| 02 10 1872 | 12 | | | Kirtlebridge rail crash.Collision |
| 02 08 1873 | 13 | 30 | | Wigan rail crash. Facing points moved under train. |
| 02 12 1873 | 1 | | | Menheniot: Head-on collision on single line. Misunderstood signalman's verbal order |
| 27 01 1874 | 16 | | | Bo'ness Junction rail crash: Express and mineral trains collide. |
| 10 09 1874 | 25 | 73 | | Thorpe rail accident: Head-on collision on single-track line. |
| 24 12 1874 | 34 | 69 | | Shipton-on-Cherwell train crash: Coach tyre broke, derailed train on bridge over canal. |
| 28 08 1875 | 5 | 40 | | Kildwick and Cross Hills rail crash. |
| 21 01 1876 | 14 | | | Abbots Ripton rail disaster: Rear-end collision. Snow stuck slotted signals in clear position. |
| 07 08 1876 | 15 | | | Radstock rail accident: Head-on collision on single track. Inadequate infrastructure and unqualified staff overloaded by holiday traffic. |
| 23 11 1876 | | 6 | | , West Riding: St Pancras to Carlisle train derailed at 60 mph. |
| 23 12 1876 | 5 | | | Arlesey, Bedfordshire: Passenger train struck derailed goods train. |
| 25 03 1877 | 5 | 17 | | Morpeth 1877: Kings Cross to Edinburgh train derailed on curve at 25 mph. |
| 19 10 1878 | 13 | | | station: Collision. |
| 28 12 1879 | 75 estimate | 0 | | Tay Bridge disaster. Bridge collapsed under train in a gale. |
| 15 01 1880 | 5–9 | n/k | | Burscough Junction Station Crash, Lancashire. |
| 11 08 1880 | 8 | | | Wennington Junction rail crash: Derailment. |
| 08 07 1881 | 7 | | | Blackburn: Collision |
| 14 05 1882 | 7 | 300 | | Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire: Train from Stranraer on the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway passed a signal and collided at low speed with an empty goods train on the Caledonian Main Line north of Lockerbie. Goods train's wagons derailed and southbound express collided with them. |
| 27 11 1882 | 5 | | | Inverythan crash: Bridge collapsed under train. |
| 08 12 1882 | 0 | 2 | | Penistone station: Accident during shunting |
| 03 06 1884 | 4 | 41 | | Downton, Wiltshire: Derailment caused by excessive speed over poor quality track |
| 07 06 1884 | 04 | 0 | | , Kent: Two freight trains collided. Trains worked under time interval system |
| 16 07 1884 | 24 | 60 | | Penistone rail accident: Engine broke axle, derailed, train fell off embankment. |
| 01 01 1885 | 4 | | | Penistone : Excursion train passing empty coal train. Coal truck derailed and fouled the excursion. |
| 30 08 1886 | 0 | 3 | | : A goods train was shunting onto the mainline and hit the side of a passing excursion train, causing significant damage to the guard's van and head injuries to the guard. |
| 01 09 1886 | 0 | 20 | | Penistone: Engine hit train too hard when backing onto it to couple up |
| 16 09 1887 | 25 | 94 | | Hexthorpe rail accident: Express ran into stationary race train. |
| 08 02 1888 | 1 | 11 | | , Cheshire: Collision between trains going in opposite directions. |
| 30 03 1889 | 1 | many | | Penistone : Passenger train engine broke axle and derailed on points. Then a mail train collided slightly with fallen engine. |
| 12 06 1889 | 80 | 260 | | Armagh rail disaster: Runaway coaches collided with following train. |
| 04 03 1890 | 4 | | | , Cumberland: Brakes misapplied. |
| 10 11 1890 | 10 | | | Norton Fitzwarren rail crash : two trains collided due to signaller and train crew errors. |
| 01 05 1891 | 0 | 1 | | Norwood Junction crash: Cast-iron under-bridge broke under an express train. |
| 27 05 1892 | 2 | 68 | | Derby Junction rail crash: two passenger trains collided at Derby Junction in Birmingham. |
| 09 06 1892 | 5 | | | Esholt Junction rail crash: two trains collide at junction, caused by unsafe procedures and a signal obscured by vegetation. |
| 02 11 1892 | 10 | 43 | | Thirsk rail crash : Rear-end collision, mistake by signalman, tired due to acute family crisis. |
| 12 08 1893 | 13 | | | Llantrisant rail accident: Train down an embankment. |
| 22 12 1894 | 14 | | | Chelford rail accident: Wind blew a truck into path of express. |
| 10 11 1895 | 1 | 6 | | St. Neots Derailment 1895: Broken rail. |
| 06 04 1896 | 1 | | | Snowdon Mountain Railway: Runaway on hill derailed. |
| 15 08 1896 | 1 | | | : Excessive speed on curve. |
| 09 02 1897 | 12 | | | Menheniot: Reconstruction of Coldrennick Viaduct: workman's platform fell. |
| 11 06 1897 | 11 | | | Welshampton rail accident, Shropshire: Derailment. |
| 01 09 1897 | 1 | 31 | | Tooths Bank, near Heathfield, Sussex: Excessive speed caused derailment |
| 10 10 1897 | 1 | 2 | | Penistone station, West Riding: Light locomotive collided with a coach |
| 15 11 1897 | 2 | | | Menheniot: Reconstruction of Trevido Viaduct, accident raising a heavy timber. |
| 04 02 1898 | 7 | 8 | | Barassie Junction, South Ayrshire: Mail train and passenger train collided at high speed at junction. |
| 21 03 1898 | 3 | 20 | | St Johns train crash 1898, London: Passenger train ran into the back of another passenger train in thick fog due to oversight by signalman. |
| 18 07 1898 | 2 | 0 | | Acton, London: Passenger train from Windsor to Paddington. Inside connecting-rod of the engine broke and pierced the fire-box. Driver and fireman jumped or were thrown off but died in hospital the following day from burns. |
| 02 09 1898 | 7 | 65 | | Wellingborough rail accident, Northamptonshire: Luggage trolley rolled off platform onto rails and derailed passing express. |
| 17 10 1898 | 9 | 26 | | Wrawby Junction rail crash, Lincolnshire: Passenger train collided with derailed goods wagons hauling tree trunks. |
| 23 03 1900 | 7 | | | Glasgow: Collision |
| 16 06 1900 | 5 | 35 | | Slough rail accident: Express passed signal at danger and collided with local train standing in station. |
| 24 10 1901 | 0 | 1 | | Bowling Tunnel, Bradford, West Riding: Defective coupling causing freight train to divide causing collision. |
| 23 12 1901 | 6 | 0 | | Dingle, Liverpool: Electrical fault. |
| 27 02 1903 | 0 | 35 | | Leven Viaduct near Ulverston: Early morning Carnforth to Whitehaven train blown over by high winds after being stopped on viaduct by telegraph wires caught in the engine's ejector. |
| 27 07 1903 | 16 | 27 | | Glasgow St Enoch rail crash: Train ran into buffer stops |
| 20 02 1904 | 0 | 6 | | station, Surrey: Derailment due to track defect. |
| 03 10 1904 | 5 | 94 | | near Llanelli- Derailment due to excessive speed. |
| 23 12 1904 | 4 | | | Aylesbury station, Buckinghamshire: 4 killed were driver, secondman and 2 Royal Mail employees. Mail train in fog and dark before dawn; train too fast on sharp curve entering station. |
| 19 01 1905 | 7 | | | Cudworth, West Riding: Collision of two Midland Railway trains with a third, in fog. |
| 27 07 1905 | 20 | 48 | | Hall Road rail accident, Blundellsands, Lancashire: 2 Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway electric passenger trains collided due to human error on the part of a signalman and a train driver. |
| 01 09 1905 | 11 | 71 | | Witham rail crash, Essex: Derailment over track being repaired. |
| 05 12 1905 | 6 | | | Charing Cross roof collapse, London. |
| 01 07 1906 | 28 | 11 | | Salisbury rail crash: Express passenger train derailed due to speed on a tight curve at Salisbury Station in the early hours and collided with a milk train |
| 19 09 1906 | 13 | 17 | | Grantham rail accident, Lincolnshire: Derailment. |
| 24 11 1906 | 2 | | | , East Riding: Passenger train overran signals and ran into the rear of a freight train. |
| 28 12 1906 | 22 | | | Elliot Junction rail accident, Forfarshire: Collision in blizzard. |
| 29 12 1906 | 0 | 34 | | Collision between slip coach and main portion of a passenger train at Marks Tey |
| 28 09 1907 | 1 | 12 | | Newport rail accident: collision |
| 09 10 1907 | | 2 | | , West Riding: Train fouled on points |
| 15 10 1907 | 18 | 33 | | Shrewsbury rail accident: Derailment at speed on curve |
| 05 03 1909 | 2 | ? | | , Kent: Signal passed at danger. |
| 21 04 1909 | 3 | | | Cardiff, Wales: Boiler explosion |
| 26 10 1909 | 2 | 26 | | West Hampstead: Two passengers train collided in fog. |
| 01 01 1910 | 1 | 0 | | Braunton Road railway accident, Devon: 1 railwayman killed whilst opening level-crossing gates. |
| 29 01 1910 | 7 | 65 | | , Surrey: Rolling stock failure and derailment |
| 24 12 1910 | 12 | 17 | | Hawes Junction rail crash: Train hit 2 light engines; signalman's error- forgot train. |
| 23 01 1911 | 11 | | | Pontypridd railway accident: Rear collision. |
| 17 09 1912 | 15 | 50 | | Ditton Junction rail crash, Lancashire, : Train derailed, collided with a structure and then caught fire. |
| 26 03 1913 | 2 | 2 | | Chumhill railway accident: 2 track workers killed; 2 injured. |
| 01 09 1913 | 14 | 38 | | 1913 Ais Gill rail accident: Train passed red signal, rear-end collision; underpowered engines and bad coal. |
| 14 04 1914 | 2 | 12 | | , Fife. Edinburgh to Aberdeen train collided with the Dundee goods train. |
| 17 06 1914 | 1 | 9 | | , Berkshire: Train passed signal at danger leading to collision with a second train |
| 18 06 1914 | 5 | 10 | | Carrbridge rail crash, Scottish Highlands: Bridge collapsed whilst a train was passing over it following torrential rain. |
| 01 01 1915 | 10 | 500+ | | Ilford rail crash : Driver passed signals at danger. |
| 22 05 1915 | 226 | 246 | | Quintinshill rail crash, 22 May 1915; 226 killed, 246 injured: Troop train hit local standing train and 2 coal trains; another train hit wreckage caused by mistakes by signalmen. |
| 14 08 1915 | 10 | 21 | | Weedon rail crash, Northamptonshire: Detached coupling rod on a moving locomotive damaged adjacent track causing oncoming train to derail. Coaches toppled down an embankment as a result. |
| 17 12 1915 | 19 | 81 | | St Bedes Junction rail crash: Double collision sent trains down embankment and fire consumed some of the wreckage. Procedural failures by driver and signalman. |
| 02 02 1916 | 0 | 0 | | Penistone rail accident, West Riding: Penistone end of the viaduct north of station subsided; embankment and end arch fell, taking a locomotive with it. |
| 03 02 1916 | 2 | 1 | | , Brecknockshire: Signal passed at danger. |
| 03 01 1917 | 12 | 46 | | Ratho rail crash, Queensferry Junction, West Lothian: Passenger express train collided with goods engine running light due to human error. |
| 24 09 1917 | 10 | 0 | | Bere Ferrers rail accident, Devon: New Zealand troops just disembarked in the UK after voyage from NZ alighted via wrong side of train and onto track under misapprehension that Bere Ferrers Station was in fact Exeter St. Davids and were hit by another train travelling in opposite direction at. |
| 18 01 1918 | 1 | 4 | | Near, Shropshire: Signalman's error – head-on collision on single line. |
| 19 01 1918 | 7 | 46 | | Little Salkeld rail accident on Settle-Carlisle line: London St. Pancras to Glasgow express ran into landslip in cutting blocking line at. |
| 15 06 1918 | 1 | 8 | | Denburn South Junction, Aberdeen: Glasgow to Aberdeen passenger train strikes an engine running light on approaching Aberdeen Joint Passenger Station due to a signalman's error. |
| 05 05 1919 | 1 | 1 | | , Kent: Two goods trains collided due to excessive speed. |
| 17 11 1919 | 0 | 11 | | , Cheshire: Chester to Crewe passenger train hit buffer stops in bay platform. |
| 29 11 1919 | 1 | 4 | | , Suffolk: Passenger train hit buffer stops in siding after leaving station due to error by the train driver and signalman. |
| 17 07 1920 | 4 | 148 | | Lostock Junction, Bolton: Collision between two Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway passenger trains due to signal passed at danger. |
| 04 08 1920 | 0 | 13 | | , West Sussex: Brakes failed, train collided with buffers. |
| 26 01 1921 | 17 | 36 | | Abermule train collision, Montgomeryshire: Head-on collision on single line, inattention to proper procedures. |
| 26 11 1921 | 3 | 24 | | . Collision caused by passing danger signal due to driver error, and moist tracks, which caused wheelslip. |
| 06 12 1922 | 1 | 8 | | , Cheshire: Head-on collision between two Wirral Railway trains, failure to see a signal set at danger. |
| Date | Killed | Injured | Type | Details |
| 13 02 1923 | 3 | 23 | | , Nottinghamshire: Driver error |
| 05 07 1923 | 4 | 11 | | , West Riding: Driver error |
| 03 11 1924 | 15 | 12 | | Lytham rail crash: Locomotive tyre fracture |
| 12 10 1925 | 0 | 21 | | Carnarvonshire: Driver error, signal passed at danger. |
| 07 12 1925 | 9 | 6 | | Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire: Collision with road vehicle. |
| 18 02 1926 | 1 | | | : A wagon examiner was walking in the sidings when he lurched into the path of a train and was run over. |
| 30 08 1926 | 9 | | | Naworth Crossing: Collision with charabanc on crossing. |
| 19 11 1926 | 9 | | | , West Riding: Derailment and collision |
| 14 02 1927 | 12 | 24 | | Hull Paragon rail accident: Head-on collision caused by signalling error. |
| 27 02 1927 | 0 | 48 | | Penistone: Shunting engine passed signal meant for express, collision. |
| 24 08 1927 | 13 | | | Sevenoaks railway accident: Derailment. |
| 27 06 1928 | 25 | 45 | | Darlington rail crash: head-on collision, signal passed at danger. |
| 09 07 1928 | 2 | | | London Bridge: Driver of light engine misread signals. |
| 09 10 1928 | 1 | 14 | | New Tredegar: During temporary single-line working signalman allowed train up to signal which it failed to stop at, colliding with train running the other way. |
| 13 10 1928 | 15 | | | Charfield railway disaster, Gloucestershire; 15 estimate killed, 11 known dead: Night mail train hit shunting freight train. |
| 08 01 1929 | 4 | 38 | | Ashchurch: Signal overrun. |
| 12 02 1929 | 2 | 0 | | Doe Hill: Head-on collision. Signalman's error. |
| 20 11 1929 | 3 | | | Combe Down Tunnel accident: Train crew overcome by smoke in a tunnel, runaway train crashed into a goods yard. |
| 09 01 1930 | 1 | | | : Rear collision, signalman incorrectly accepted next train. |
| 22 03 1931 | 6 | | | , Bedfordshire: Train derailed due to driver exceeding speed limit on slow lines. |
| 17 06 1932 | 4 | 54 | | Great Bridgeford, Staffordshire: Excessive speed |
| 25 05 1933 | 5 | | | , Surrey: Train derailed due to uncompleted track maintenance. |
| 10 07 1933 | 1 | 35 | | : Signalman's error |
| 6 12 1933 | 1 | 6 | | : Signalman's error |
| 19 12 1933 | 2 | 1 | | , West Riding: Shunter/guard error caused head-on collision. |
| 1 | | | : A platelayer was hit by a train while clearing weeds from the track. |
| 06 09 1934 | 9 | 11 | | Port Eglinton Junction, Glasgow: Head-on collision. |
| 28 09 1934 | 12 | | | Winwick rail crash: Collision at junction: overloaded signalman, mistake by his assistant lad. |
| 15 06 1935 | 13 | 85 | | Welwyn Garden City rail crash: rear-end collision caused by signalman's error. |
| 15 01 1936 | 2 | 10 | | : Train collided with breakaway wagons. |
| 23 12 1936 | 0 | 0 | | : Two passenger carriages derailed while shunting after becoming fouled on a set of points. |
| 02 04 1937 | 10 | 17 | | Battersea Park rail crash : Signalling error. |
| 10 12 1937 | 35 | 179 | | Castlecary rail crash: Whiteout in snowy night and snow blocked points, rear-end collision. |
| 21 01 1938 | 3 | 46 | | Oakley Junction, Bedfordshire: Signalman's error |
| 08 04 1938 | 2 | 15 | | : Axle defect. |
| 04 08 1938 | 1 | 3 | | , Lanarkshire: Driver error – excessive speed |
| 22 02 1939 | 1 | 161 | | Glasgow: Passing Signal at danger caused by driver error, rear-end collision with another passenger train at Stobcross West Junction. |
| 1 | | | Watford: Landslide, embankment slid onto track. |
| 04 11 1940 | 27 | 56 | | Norton Fitzwarren rail crash : Driver read wrong signal, drove off end of track at. |
| 15 02 1941 | 1 | | | : A 15-year old railway employee was involved in an accident with a train, receiving severe head injuries. |
| 02 07 1941 | 5 | 6 | | Dolphin Junction: Signalman failed to notice train. |
| 30 12 1941 | 23 | 57 | | Eccles rail crash : Train passed red signal in fog and wartime blackout, collision on crossing. |
| 14 09 1941 | 9 | 45 | | , Cheshire: Signalman's error. |
| 02 02 1942 | 13 | 63 | | Cowlairs East Junction collision. |
| 16 01 1944 | 9 | 38 | | Ilford rail crash : Politician Frank Heilgers killed, signal passed at danger in fog. |
| 13 03 1944 | 1 | 7 | | Near, Somerset: unconfirmed 1 killed, 7 injured: U.S. road transport vehicle crashed through bridge wall onto passing train. |
| 02 06 1944 | 2 | 29 | | Soham rail disaster: Explosion of ammunition wagon. |
| 10 01 1945 | 22 | 27 | | Ballymacarrett rail crash: Collision caused by driver error; excess speed in fog. |
| 04 02 1945 | 2 | 26 | | King's Cross railway accident: Locomotive slipped to stand in tunnel, train rolled back into station. |
| 30 09 1945 | 43 | 64 | | Bourne End rail crash: excess speed on turnout. |
| 31 12 1945 | 3 | 10 | | Northwood Middlesex: Collision due to excess speed in fog |
| 01 01 1946 | 20 | 21 | | Lichfield rail crash: Signal interlocking failed due to frozen points, goods train collided with rear of stationary passenger train. |
| 10 02 1946 | 2 | 17 | | Potters Bar rail crash: Driver error and signalman's error caused passenger train to hit buffers. Derailed coaches fouled main line and were hit by two express train. |
| 19 03 1946 | 1 | 13 | | Mottingham: Signaller error. Electric passenger train collided with a stationary light engine that was waiting to move into the sidings. |
| 10 11 1946 | 0 | 7 | | Marshmoor, Hertfordshire: Derailment due to track defects |
| 27 12 1946 | 0 | 3 | | Byfleet, Surrey: Derailment due to track defects |
| 02 01 1947 | 7 | 45 | | Gidea Park: Signalman's error in fog, rear-end collision. |
| 18 05 1947 | 0 | 4 | | Lambrigg Crossing signal box between Grayrigg and Oxenholme: 4 hospitalised. Express driver missed a signal while looking in his food box, hit light engine. |
| 22 07 1947 | 5 | 64 | | , Warwickshire: Derailment due to track defects. |
| 09 08 1947 | 18 | 118 | | Doncaster: Signalman's error, rear-end collision. |
| 24 10 1947 | 32 | 183 | | South Croydon rail crash: Signalman's error in fog, rear-end collision. |
| 27 10 1947 | 27 | | | Goswick rail crash: Excess speed on diversion, driver not read warning notice. |
| 06 11 1947 | 4 | 101 | | , Surrey: Fogman's error |
| 10 12 1947 | 1 | 2 | | Train of tank wagons carrying petrol ran out of control and crashed through buffers at Manchester Victoria station, caused by misjudgement by the driver. |
| Date | Killed | Injured | Type | Details |
| 17 04 1948 | 24 | 30 | | Winsford rail accident, Cheshire: Glasgow to train was stopped by passenger inappropriately pulling communication cord. Following train hit stopped train due to a signalman's error. |
| 19 05 1948 | 8 | 34 | | Wath Road Junction: Buckled track derailed locomotive; train rolled down embankment. |
| 16 10 1948 | 2 | 0 | | Conington level crossing: The 4 PM train from Peterborough to London strikes a car on the level crossing, killing former Mayor of Peterborough Arthur Mellows and his dog. |
| 30 11 1948 | 5 | 36 | | Stockport Viaduct, Cheshire/Lancashire: In dense fog, a stationary passenger train from Manchester to Crewe and Disley was run into by following passenger train from Manchester to Buxton, which had passed a signal at danger. Two rearmost coaches of standing train were telescoped. |
| 16 12 1948 | 1 | | | : A 16-year old railway employee was hit by a mail train. |
| 23 06 1949 | 0 | 7 | | Train fire near Penmanshiel Tunnel: two coaches of Edinburgh to King's Cross express destroyed by fire. |
| 30 9 1949 | 1 | | | : A train fireman was hit by an express train. |
| 13 05 1950 | 0 | 68 | | Preston, Lancashire: Passenger train from Southport collided with a stationary light engine after passing signals at danger |
| 08 06 1950 | 5 | 0 | | near Beattock Summit: Fire on train. |
| 27 08 1950 | 6 | 35 | | Penmaenmawr crash, north Wales: Up Irish Mail sleeper train from to collided with shunting locomotive at night due to signalman's error. |
| 07 09 1950 | 3 | 1 | | Hopworthy, Holsworthy, Devon: Train hit tractor on farm crossing. |
| 16 03 1951 | 14 | 29 | | Doncaster rail crash, West Riding: Southbound express passenger train to partly derailed on a poorly maintained crossover shortly after leaving Doncaster, one coach destroyed. |
| 17 08 1951 | 3 | 41 | | Newcastle rail crash between electric units due to starting when signal at danger. |
| 21 09 1951 | 15 | 26 | | Weedon crash, Northamptonshire: Jammed locomotive axlebox caused derailment of to passenger train at speed |
| 18 04 1952 | 0 | 34 | | Blea Moor : Brake rod on locomotive tender detached and derailed train. |
| 08 10 1952 | 112 | 340 | | Harrow and Wealdstone rail disaster, Middlesex: driver ignored signals, his train struck the rear of a stationary train, a third train travelling in the opposite direction struck the wreckage. |
| 25 10 1952 | 0 | 3 | | Crewkerne: Brake rod on locomotive tender detached and debris flew through coach. |
| 05 05 1953 | 6 | 0 | | Ystrad Caron level-crossing near Tregaron: van with six occupants on crossing hit by non-scheduled train. |
| 15 08 1953 | 10 | 58 | | Irk Valley Junction rail crash near Manchester: 5-car EMU train collided with steam-hauled train at Irk Valley Junction, Collyhurst, caused by a signalman's error and driver inattention. |
| 28 10 1953 | 0 | 1 | | Goswick derailment: Glasgow to Colchester express passenger train derailed at Goswick. |
| 17 12 1953 | 1 | 1 | | station: A section of track fell off a down freight train on to the up line derailing 12:41 am parcel train from Edinburgh to Kings Cross. |
| 23 01 1955 | 17 | 43 | | Sutton Coldfield rail crash: Train on diversionary route, pilot driver with route knowledge was unfamiliar with type of locomotive, speed on curve, train strewn over platforms. |
| 28 05 1955 | 3 | 40 | | Wormit, Fife: Train derailed at excessive speed in tunnel, overturning onto a platform at Wormit Station. Locomotive fireman and two passengers on footplate killed. |
| 20 11 1955 | 11 | 157 | | Milton rail crash, Oxfordshire: Passenger train from Treherbert to London Paddington derailed whilst passing over a crossover at excessive speed. |
| 02 12 1955 | 13 | 35 | | Barnes rail crash: rear-end collision because signalman error. |
| 22 12 1955 | 1 | 50 | | Luton station accident : Northbound passenger train in rear-end collision with stationary northbound passenger train. |
| 06 09 1956 | 0 | 3 | | Ludlow, Shropshire: Collision due to driver error. |
| 07 01 1957 | 1 | 25 | | Welwyn Garden City rail crash, Hertfordshire: Signals ignored in fog, rear-end collision with another passenger train. |
| 09 02 1957 | 2 | | | Chapel-en-le-Frith rail crash, Derbyshire: Runaway freight train rear-end collision with another freight train due to brake failure. Deceased driver of runaway train posthumously awarded George Cross. |
| 04 12 1957 | 90 | 173 | | Lewisham rail crash, south-east London: Missed signals in fog, rear-end collision with another passenger train. Overbridge fell on wreckage when bridge's abutment was struck by derailing locomotive and coaches. |
| 30 01 1958 | 10 | 89 | | Dagenham East rail crash: Signal passed at danger in thick fog by passenger train, rear-end collision with preceding passenger train |
| 04 07 1958 | 0 | 45 | | Maze Hill station: Signal passed at danger, head-on collision of 4-car EMU from Gravesend Central to Charing Cross with 9-coach empty passenger stock train being shunted by a steam locomotive |
| 25 08 1958 | 5 | 41 | | Eastbourne station rail crash, 22 serious injuries, 19 minor: Sleeper train from Glasgow passed signal at danger, collided head-on with 12-car EMU from Ore to London Bridge as the latter is leaving platform at the station. |
| 19 11 1958 | 0 | 5 | | Hitchin rail crash, No fatalities, 5 minor injuries: The 3:25am London to Peterborough freight train collided with the rear of the 2:28am London to Peterborough freight train which had been held at the down main 'Home' signal. Some wagons derailed across the up main and were almost immediately hit by the 10:35pm Leeds to London freight train. A stationary light engine on the adjacent up slow was also struck and overturned. |
| 26 10 1959 | 0 | 22 | | Ardsley: Collision due to inadequate signaling arrangements. |
| 21 01 1960 | 5 | 9 | | Settle rail crash: Locomotive slide bar fell off due to failed bolts; connecting rod became detached destroying adjacent track; oncoming goods train derailed into side of passenger train. |
| 24 11 1960 | 2 | 26 | | Between Pontrhydyfen and Cwmavon, Glamorgan: Head-on collision between 3-car passenger DMU travelling from Swansea High Street to Barry Island and a runaway steam-hauled goods train. |
| 02 12 1960 | 4 | 1 | | North Belton level-crossing, near Dunbar, East Lothian: Car with five occupants hit by two freight trains on a level-crossing. |
| 08 02 1961 | 0 | 6 | | , Lancashire: Runaway train crashed through buffers and demolished a pair of terraced houses. |
| 13 02 1961 | 3 | 7 | | , Shropshire: Signalman's error caused collision between passenger train travelling at and freight train locomotive that was shunting its wagons into a siding. The locomotive, tender and a stores van of the passenger train overturned and ended up on the station platform where the stores van burst into flames and burned out. |
| 18 04 1961 | 2 | 42 | | Pitsea, Essex: steam-hauled passenger train from London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness overturned after running over catch points. |
| 16 07 1961 | 7 | 116 | | Singleton Bank rail crash, Weeton, Lancashire: signalman let train enter section of line under engineer's possession, collided with ballast train. |
| 03 06 1962 | 3 | 7 | | Lincoln rail crash: Excess speed on curve. |
| 26 12 1962 | 18 | 34 | | Coppenhall Junction rail disaster, Cheshire: Express hit a second express from the rear. Driver passed signal at danger as phone was out of order, hit stationary train in next section. |
| 25 01 1963 | 2 | 3 | | Bracebridge Gas Sidings, Lincoln: 2-car DMU travelling from Grantham to Lincoln Central collided with a stationary steam locomotive. |
| 31 07 1963 | 1 | 2 | | Between Picton and, North Riding of Yorkshire: Freight train ran into the back of another freight train due to a signal passed at danger. |
| 15 08 1963 | 3 | 3 | | Knowle and Dorridge rail crash: Pullman train from to London Paddington ran into freight train being shunted across its path due to signalman's error. |
| 06 12 1963 | 2 | 2 | | Stanton Gate, Stapleford, Nottinghamshire: two freight trains collided due one passing a signal at danger. |
| 13 12 1963 | 1 | 31 | | Shoreditch, east London: Rear coach of a to train derailed shortly after leaving terminus and is struck by a train travelling in the opposite direction. |
| 05 03 1964 | 2 | 0 | | Itchingfield Junction, West Sussex: Collision between up goods train, which overran signals, and down goods train |
| 28 05 1964 | 3 | 27 | | , Cheshire: Train derailed crossing a temporary railway bridge over road widening work at well in excess of the temporary speed limit. |
| 03 06 1964 | 3 | 17 | | Bradford Exchange station, West Riding: Driver of DMU train suffered heart attack, train ran out of control on steep downhill approach to station and collided with a stationary mail train at platform. |
| 25 06 1964 | 1 | 4 | | Nantwich station level-crossing, Nantwich, Cheshire: Express passenger train from Plymouth to Manchester passed signal at danger and crashed through level-crossing gates into 2 road vehicles. |
| 05 10 1964 | 0 | 1 | | Finsbury Park: Two passenger trains collided in dense fog when the green signal was given in error. The trains were the 08:20 Kings Cross – Doncaster and 09:00 Kings Cross – Newcastle. The only injury was to the driver, who had to be cut from the train. |
| 10 10 1964 | 1 | 4 | | Millbrook, Bedfordshire: Eight-car DMU from St. Pancras to Bedford travelling at 60 mph when a fire broke out under the last coach. One passenger died and others injured after jumping from moving train to escape fire. |
| 11 01 1965 | 1 | 2 | | Coton Hill rail crash, Shrewsbury: Driver of goods train failed to obey stop sign, derailed on trap points and crashed through Coton Hill signal box. |
| 29 03 1965 | 2 | 15 | | Elm Park, near Dagenham, Essex: Derailment- Unknown persons placed obstruction on line, derailed London Fenchurch St. to Shoeburyness passenger train travelling at |
| 20 05 1965 | 0 | 11 | | , Lancashire: Derailment caused by broken rail. |
| 04 09 1965 | 1 | 5 | | station, Anglesey: local passenger train from Bangor collided with stationary boat train to Euston due to inattention and lack of caution of driver and fireman. |
| 22 09 1965 | 3 | 8 | | Roundstone level-crossing, Angmering, Sussex: In thick fog a 4-car EMU passenger train crashed through crossing gates, closed across line in error by crossing keeper, and collided with a Southdown double-deck bus traversing the crossing, pushing it 54 yards along the track. Bus destroyed by fire. |
| 17 12 1965 | 2 | 0 | | Bridgend, Glamorgan: Locomotive derailed due to landslide whilst hauling train of empty passenger coaches, and this in turn was run into by a freight train. |
| 13 05 1966 | 2 | 5 | | Acton Grange Junction, Warrington, Cheshire: Rear section of moving freight train became uncoupled on gradient in the dark and ran downhill into an oncoming London Euston to Stranraer boat train, killing the driver and co-driver of the latter train. |
| 28 02 1967 | 9 | 16 | | Stechford rail crash, Birmingham: Misunderstood hand signal coupled with an unauthorised movement of a diesel locomotive crossing the running lines into the path of multiple unit passenger train travelling at. |
| 05 03 1967 | 5 | 18 | | Connington South rail crash, Huntingdonshire: Signal operator wilfully defeated interlocking and moved facing points while passenger train was passing over them. |
| 11 07 1967 | 0 | 13 | | Maidstone East station, Kent: Freight train passed signal at danger and ran into rear of stationary passenger train; error by guard resulted in inadequate brake power; excessive speed. |
| 31 07 1967 | 7 | 45 | | Thirsk rail crash : Derailment of the rear portion of a freight train led to wagon fouling adjacent track, passenger express ran into wagon at approximately. |
| 27 09 1967 | 1 | 23 | | Foxhall Junction, Didcot: Derailment caused by train driver driving at excessive speed through crossover.. |
| 05 11 1967 | 49 | 78 | | Hither Green rail crash: Hastings to Charing Cross train derailed at due to broken rail. |
| 06 01 1968 | 11 | 27 | | Hixon rail crash, Staffordshire: Express passenger train collided at level crossing with road-transporter carrying 110-ton transformer. |
| 11 03 1968 | 2 | 1 | | Peterborough North: Freight train ran into back of another freight train due to driver error. |
| 23 03 1968 | 2 | 1 | | Hatfield, Hertfordshire: Train driver error caused freight train to crash through buffers on a spur line and into an over-line bridge abutment at about. |
| 16 04 1968 | 5 | 0 | | Beckingham, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire: Stalled car hit by train on half barrier level-crossing situated between Gainsborough Trent junction and Beckingham. All five occupants in the car were killed, including three children. |
| 12 06 1968 | 2 | 10 | | Sandridge, Hertfordshire: Fire on diesel multiple unit after gearbox failure damaged fuel tank; poor maintenance. |
| 09 09 1968 | 2 | 3 | | Castlecary, Stirlingshire: Locomotive running light ran into the back of a stationary six-car DMU standing at a signal. |
| 04 01 1969 | 4 | 11 | | Marden rail crash,, Kent: Express passenger train ran past signal at danger in fog and collided with parcels train. |
| 08 03 1969 | 2 | 45 | | Ashchurch, Gloucestershire: Bristol to Newcastle upon Tyne express passenger train hit part of a freight train which was derailing due to travelling at excess speed. The sides of several coaches on the passenger train were torn off and two coaches derailed. |
| 08 04 1969 | 2 | 30 | | Monmore Green, Wolverhampton: Freight train struck head-on by a passenger train which passed signal at danger; subsequent fire. |
| 07 05 1969 | 6 | 121 | | Morpeth rail crash, Northumberland: Driver inattention led to night sleeper train derailing on tight curve at excessive speed. |
| 31 12 1969 | 1 | 9 | | Roade Junction, Northamptonshire: 4-car Coventry to London Euston EMU passenger train collided with a derailed freight train. |
| 20 05 1970 | 2 | 13 | | Audenshaw Junction rail crash, Lancashire: Points changed under train; signalman tampered with equipment to speed up working. |
| 26 02 1971 | 1 | 13 | | , Kent: 10 coach EMU passenger train overran buffers, 13 on train injured, woman waiting in booking hall killed. Driver taken ill. |
| 18 05 1971 | 2 | 1 | | Middlesbrough, North Riding: Freight train ran into rear of stationary freight train standing at a signal having not been warned by signalman, who should have refused permission to enter that section, of latter's presence. |
| 02 07 1971 | 2 | 26 | | Tattenhall Junction, near Chester, Cheshire: School excursion train derailed; buckled track. |
| 08 05 1972 | 0 | 2 | | Chester General station rail crash, Chester, Cheshire: Freight train vacuum brakes not connected, runaway train hit empty passenger stock in station. |
| 01 06 1972 | 6 | 126 | | Eltham Well Hall rail crash, south-east London: Excessive speed on curve: driver intoxicated, assistant driver lacked route knowledge. |
| 16 12 1972 | 0 | 11 | | Copyhold Junction, just north of Haywards Heath on London to Brighton Line: Slow train from Haywards Heath passed signal at danger, moving onto through line from local line, struck by Victoria-bound fast train. |
| 30 08 1973 | 5 | 51 | | Shields Junction near Glasgow: Collision between two passenger trains followed by fire; no clear cause – driver possibly suffered heart attack. |
| 19 12 1973 | 10 | 94 | | Ealing rail crash, west London: Battery box door fell open, hit lineside equipment which operated points under train. |
| 11 06 1974 | 1 | 35 | | , Glasgow: EMU passenger train passed signal at danger and collided with DMU passenger train; driver error. |
| 23 01 1975 | 1 | 11 | | Watford Junction rail crash, Hertfordshire: Express derailed by a steel stillage that had fallen from freight train, then hit by another express. |
| 06 06 1975 | 6 | 67 | | Nuneaton rail crash, Warwickshire: Excessive speed caused derailment of sleeper train. Temporary speed limit equipment faulty and inattention by driver. |
| 26 10 1975 | 1 | 41 | | Lunan Bay, Angus: Collision of recovery locomotive and failed train. Confusion over exact location of failed train and excessive speed. |
| 03 01 1976 | 2 | 2 | | Worcester Tunnel Junction, Worcester: Locomotive running light runs into the rear of a parcels train due to driver failure to comply with signalman's instructions. |
| 03 12 1976 | 1 | 8 | | Chivers Occupation level-crossing, Cambridgeshire: Passenger train collided with lorry on unmanned level crossing. |
| 02 07 1977 | 0 | 0 | | Between Wolverton and Bletchley. Derailment of express parcels train due to undetected continuous-welded rail buckle in hot weather. |
| 05 09 1977 | 2 | 10 | | Farnley Junction, Leeds: Signalling problems resulting from technical work by engineering staff lead to head-on collision between passenger train and mail train. |
| 06 07 1978 | 12 | 19 | | Taunton train fire, Somerset: Dirty linen stacked against electric heater, ; locked doors. |
| 19 12 1978 | 3 | 57 | | Between Hassocks and, Sussex: Train ran into rear of another due to incorrect passing of both a caution signal and next signal, as per rule book requirements. |
| 01 03 1979 | 3 | 5 | | Naas level-crossing, Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lorry crossed unmanned level-crossing in front of Cardiff to Newcastle upon Tyne passenger train travelling at. Train crew and lorry driver killed. |
| 25 02 1979 | 1 | 9 | | Hilsea, Portsea Island: Train struck overhanging crane on adjacent track. |
| 16 04 1979 | 7 | 67 | | Paisley Gilmour Street rail crash, Renfrewshire: Inattention by driver ; head-on collision. |
| 13 08 1979 | 0 | 2 | | Bushbury Junction, West Midlands: Camshaft failure of a switch diamond crossing caused the approaching Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International express to derail at around, train lightly loaded. Driver did not return to his duties and died 1 year after the incident. |
| 22 10 1979 | 5 | 52 | | Invergowrie rail crash, Perth and Kinross: Train stopped due to traction motor fire, following train ran into rear, poorly maintained signalling equipment. |
| 16 02 1980 | 0 | 48 | | , Hertfordshire: On a section of continuous welded rail a welded joint failed. 20:25 to Manchester Piccadilly derailed at. Coaches derailed blocking the adjacent Up Fast Line and Watford DC Line. |
| 09 07 1980 | 0 | 21 | | Holborn rail crash, central London: Inattention by driver, signal passed at danger, rear-end collision. |
| 07 11 1980 | 2 | 1 | | Crewe, Cheshire: Freight train ran into rear of another freight train for reasons unknown. |
| 08 12 1981 | 1 | 23 | | Ulleskelf, East Riding: Broken rail lead to derailment of York to Liverpool passenger train. Two rearmost coaches rolled down steep embankment. |
| 11 12 1981 | 4 | 5 | | Seer Green rail crash, Buckinghamshire: Signalman misread equipment, excess speed after driver authorised to pass signal at danger, rear-end collision. |
| 04 05 1982 | 0 | 31 | | Nairn's level-crossing, Forteviot, Perth & Kinross: Agricultural tractor and trailer grounded on farm crossing hit by express passenger train at. Entire train derailed. |
| 09 12 1982 | 1 | 2 | | Linslade Tunnel, West Coast Main Line. At 2am a north bound passenger train derailed when it struck permanent way material that had fallen from a previous train. Locomotive hit bridge pier, driver killed. |
| 03 02 1983 | 1 | 12 | | Elgin, Moray: Broken rail leads to derailment of Aberdeen to Inverness passenger train, rearmost coach turned on its side and slid about 100 metres. |
| 23 11 1983 | 0 | 3 | | Paddington Station approaches, London: Excessive speed approaching Paddington. Penzance-Paddington sleeper derailed, locomotive 50041 extensively damaged. |
| 09 12 1983 | 1 | 3 | | Wrawby Junction rail crash, Lincolnshire: Passenger DMU train hit and partially derailed by freight train mistakenly signalled to proceed whilst line ahead in use by passenger train. |
| 24 06 1984 | 0 | 35 | | Morpeth rail crash, Northumberland: Excessive speed, sleeping car train derailed, driver intoxicated. |
| 30 07 1984 | 13 | 44 | | Polmont rail crash, near Falkirk: Leading DBSO of Edinburgh to Glasgow train hit stray cow on line, whole train derailed. |
| 11 10 1984 | 3 | 18 | | Wembley Central rail crash, London: Collision due to signal passed at danger. Driver mentally incapacitated by medical condition. |
| 04 12 1984 | 3 | 68 | | Eccles rail crash, Greater Manchester: Signal passed at danger, rear-end collision. |
| 20 12 1984 | 0 | 0 | | Summit tunnel fire, Todmorden, West Yorkshire: Faulty axle box caused derailment of petrol tank wagons in tunnel, fire burned for over 36 hours. |
| 31 05 1985 | 0 | 104 | | Battersea Park Station, London: Gatwick Express passenger train passed signal at danger in fine, sunny conditions and ran into rear of commuter train that was accelerating away from another signal at which it had been held. |
| 06 11 1985 | 0 | 40 | | Copyhold Junction, near Haywards Heath, Sussex: 4-car EMU passenger train passed signal at danger at night, passed over points and collided head-on with another 4-car EMU passenger train travelling in opposite direction. |
| 09 03 1986 | 1 | 31 | | Chinley, Derbyshire: Multiple errors by inexperienced signalman led to passenger train being sent onto line where two coupled locomotives were waiting. Collision despite driver of lead waiting locomotives starting to reverse when he saw other train approaching. |
| 15 06 1986 | 0 | 2 | | Motherwell: Defective and poorly maintained track coupled with hot weather. At approximately 16.31 the 16.10 Glasgow Central to London Euston passenger train became derailed on the approach to Motherwell Station. |
| 26 07 1986 | 9 | 11 | | Lockington rail crash, East Yorkshire: Road vehicle on level-crossing. |
| 19 09 1986 | 1 | 60 | | Colwich rail crash, Staffordshire: Head-on collision at converging route. Driver misread signals after failing to read a notification regarding recent signalling changes. |
| 11 09 1986 | 2 | 2 | | Bridgeton, Glasgow: 2 empty passenger trains collided in tunnel during shunting movement killing 2 crew. Signaller cleared signal for reversing train which did not pass signal after 5 minutes, then set new route for incoming train. Reversing train passed signal, now at danger, and collided with incoming train. Deceased guard did not keep adequate lookout, signaller did not check driver of reversing train knew signal had been reset to danger. |
| 16 10 1986 | | 23 | | Kensal Green rail crash: Network SouthEast Class 313 collided with rear of Bakerloo line train following driver's misinterpretation of a signal. |
| 19 10 1987 | 4 | | | River Towy rail crash, near Llandeilo: flood washed bridge away; train fell into river. |
| 0 | 14 | | Forest Gate, London: two trains collided. |
| 11 11 1988 | 1 | 16 | | St. Helens rail crash, Merseyside: Train derailed leaving station. |
| 12 12 1988 | 35 | 484 | | Clapham Junction rail crash, London: Rear-end collision, oncoming train ran into wreckage: wrong-side signalling failure due to wiring error. |
| 04 03 1989 | 5 | 88 | | Purley Station rail crash, London: Missed distant signal, overshot signal at danger; rear-end collision, part of train down embankment. |
| 06 03 1989 | 2 | 53 | | Glasgow Bellgrove rail crash: Inattention by driver ; head-on collision. |
| 05 08 1989 | 0 | | | : Train collided with a piece of rail left on the track, probably by vandals, and the locomotive was derailed. |
| 30 11 1989 | 0 | 15 | | : Two expresses collided outside the station. |
| 04 08 1990 | 1 | 36 | | Stafford rail crash : Train signalled into an occupied section, rear-end collision, alcohol and excessive working hours possible causes. |
| 08 01 1991 | 2 | 542 | | Cannon Street Station rail crash, London: Passenger train hit buffer stop. |
| 21 07 1991 | 4 | 22 | | Newton rail accident, Glasgow: head-on collision at junction. |
| 03 12 1991 | 0 | 1 | | Appleford level crossing, near Didcot. Road vehicle on crossing. |
| 07 12 1991 | 0 | 186 | | Severn Tunnel rail crash: Rear-end collision, cause uncertain. |
| 13 11 1992 | 1 | 0 | | Morpeth rail crash 1992, Northumberland: Light engine hit train in rear, driver misunderstood signaller's instruction. |
| 06 09 1993 | 0 | 1 | | , Kent: Derailment due to driver error, excessive speed. |
| 25 06 1994 | 2 | 0 | | Greenock rail crash: Train derailed by vandals placing concrete blocks on track. |
| 27 07 1994 | 0 | 1 | | Morpeth rail crash 1994, Northumberland: excessive speed on curve. |
| 15 10 1994 | 5 | 13 | | Cowden rail crash, Kent: Signal passed at danger; head-on collision. |
| Date | Killed | Injured | Type | Details |
| 31 01 1995 | 1 | 30 | | Ais Gill rail crash : Train hit landslide, oncoming train hit wreckage. |
| 11 07 1995 | 0 | 5 | | , North Ayrshire: Brake failure led to high-speed collision at terminus station. |
| 10 11 1995 | 0 | 1 | | Royal Oak tube station: Collision. |
| 08 03 1996 | 1 | 22 | | Stafford rail crash, Staffordshire: axle box failure, train derailed across other tracks, mail train hit wreckage. |
| 08 08 1996 | 1 | 69 | | Watford rail crash, West Coast Main Line, Watford: Signal passed at danger, head-on collision with empty stock. |
| 04 02 1997 | 0 | 4 | | Bexley derailment, London: Derailment due to overloaded train and poor track maintenance. |
| 06 03 1997 | 0 | 6 | | Newton Abbot, Devon: Derailment due to bearing failure. |
| 19 09 1997 | 6 | 150 | | Southall rail crash, Great Western Main Line, : Signal passed at danger, collided with freight train crossing path. Driver inattention and faulty Automatic Warning System equipment. |
| 18 06 1998 | 0 | 9 | | , Bedfordshire: Wheel failure caused by metal fatigue. East Coast mainline express derailed south of the station at approximately and came to a halt 400 metres north of the station. |
| 08 01 1999 | 0 | 4 | | Spa Road Junction rail crash, London: Train passed signal at danger, converging collision, driver error. |
| 23 06 1999 | 0 | 31 | | Winsford rail crash, Cheshire: Train passed red signal; rear-end collision. |
| 05 10 1999 | 31 | 523 | | Ladbroke Grove rail crash Great Western Main Line, London: Driver passed signal SN109 at danger; head-on collision and fire; allegations made at subsequent Inquiry that signal SN109 was hard to see. |
| 17 10 2000 | 4 | 70+ | | Hatfield rail crash East Coast Main Line, Hertfordshire: Derailment caused by broken rail; restaurant coach hit overhead lines stanchion. |
| 01 11 2000 | 0 | 1 | | , Bristol: Driver injured due to incorrect brake operation an empty mail train passed 2 red lights and hit the back of a loaded coal train. |
| 28 02 2001 | 10 | 82 serious | | Great Heck Rail Crash East Coast Main Line, near Selby, North Yorkshire: Driver of Land Rover fell asleep and ran down embankment onto track where it was hit by passenger train and a freight train. |
| 28 02 2002 | 1 | 14 | | Nocton railway disaster, Lincolnshire: 1 killed in van, 14 injured on train after van crashed through wall and fell onto track. |
| 10 05 2002 | 7 | 76 | | Potters Bar rail accident, East Coast Main Line, Hertfordshire: Undetected points fault derailed train, coaches rolled coming to rest on platforms. |
| 24 11 2002 | 0 | 31 | | Southall East: Broken fishplate caused HST coach to derail, throwing ballast through windows. |
| 07 07 2003 | 3 | 5 | | Near Pershore, Worcestershire: Minibus carrying farm workers struck by Hereford to London Paddington train on a farm level crossing. Lineside telephone to contact signaller not used. Network Rail had visited site 2 months earlier and reminded farmer of safety obligations. |
| 03 08 2003 | 1 | 0 | | , Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: Train driver killed, car on level crossing |
| 15 02 2004 | 4 | 3 | | Tebay rail accident West Coast Main Line, Cumbria: Runaway work trolley due to faulty brakes; ran down railway trackworkers. |
| 06 11 2004 | 7 | 71 | | Ufton Nervet rail crash Reading to Taunton Line, Berkshire: A man chose to commit suicide by parking his car on a level crossing, which the inbound InterCity 125 struck, derailing the train |
| 10 07 2005 | 1 | 0 | | Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway: Train driver killed, car on level crossing. |
| 03 12 2005 | 2 | 0 | | , Essex: two teenage girls using the station's pedestrian level crossing killed by a train. |
| 06 09 2006 | 1 | 0 | | Copmanthorpe, North Yorkshire: Road vehicle crashed through fence onto railway derailing train. |
| 23 02 2007 | 1 | 88 | | Grayrigg derailment, Cumbria: Train derailed over a set of faulty points. |
| 01 02 2008 | 0 | 3 | | Barrow upon Soar train crash, Leicestershire: Collision between train and an iron footbridge toppled just beforehand by a ballast tipper lorry. |
| 4 January 2010 | 0 | 2 | | Carrbridge derailment, Scottish Highlands: Freight train derailed just past Carrbridge railway station, Rail Accident Investigation Branch confirmed accident was snow and ice working its way into the space between the brake blocks, line was closed until 13 January. Other possible contributions to the accident was that ploughed snow was left to accumulate too close to the side of the tracks, and the speed of passing trains may have led to snow being pulled into the brake mechanisms. |
| 16 01 2010 | 1 | 0 | | Welsh Marches Line, Moreton-on-Lugg, Herefordshire: an Arriva Trains Wales train struck two cars on a level-crossing between and. One of the cars' passengers was killed. Investigation concluded that the signaller had opened the barriers as the train approached, believing it had already passed, after being distracted by a telephone call. |
| 17 08 2010 | 0 | 23 | | Little Cornard derailment, Suffolk: sludge tank wagon at telephone-operated works level crossing hit passenger train. |
| 05 11 2010 | 0 | 6 | | Oxshott, Surrey: a cement mixer lorry fell off a road bridge, striking a Guildford to London train. 1 passenger and the lorry driver were seriously injured; others received minor injuries. |
| 22 10 2011 | 1 | 0 | | : 16-year-old passenger killed when she fell between departing train and platform. Guard who gave the signal to depart while passenger was leaning on train convicted of manslaughter and given 5-year jail sentence. |
| 21 07 2013 | 0 | 8 | | Norwich station, Norfolk: 8 passengers taken to hospital after an Abellio Greater Anglia DMU crashed at into two other stationary DMUs in the station. Insufficient braking due to driver inattention. |
| 7 5 2014 | 1 | 0 | | Malton, North Yorkshire: 77-year-old man killed after his car was struck on a level crossing by a First TransPennine Express train from to. |
| 22 2 2015 | 0 | 0 | | Froxfield, Wiltshire: a London to Penzance express hit remains of a stone bridge parapet. Locomotive seriously damaged. A police emergency number operator, improperly trained, sent police to investigate the truck hitting the parapet but failed to contact the local rail control centre. |
| 3 4 2016 | 0 | 18 | | Plymouth, Devon: Eighteen injured when Great Western Railway collided with an InterCity 125 power car at. |
| 10 4 2016 | 0 | 12 | | Roudham, Norfolk: An Abellio Greater Anglia train from Norwich to Cambridge hit a tractor on a level crossing. The tractor driver suffered serious injuries. Train driver and ten passengers sustained minor injuries. |
| 10 9 2016 | 0 | 5 | | Dymchurch, Kent: Train hit a tractor on a level crossing. Train driver and 4 passengers injured. |
| 16 9 2016 | 0 | 2 | | Watford Junction: A London Midland train from Milton Keynes to Euston de-railed following a landslide and was hit by an oncoming train in a tunnel. |
| 6 8 2017 | 0 | 0 | | Waterloo Derailment: A South West Trains train from Waterloo to Guildford derailed at low speed after crashing into an engineer wagon. Nobody was hurt. |
| 14 8 2017 | 0 | 0 | | Ely West Junction Derailment: A GB Railfreight train from Felixstowe to Doncaster derailed due to ineffective damping on a wagon, causing damage to 350 metres of track. |
| 12 9 2018 | 0 | 0 | | Whitacre Junction Derailment: A freight train was derailed on the Coleshill to Nuneaton section of the Birmingham–Peterborough line causing major disruption to services. Nobody was hurt. |
| 3 7 2019 | 2 | 0 | | Margam, South Wales: Two railway workers were killed after being struck by a Great Western Railway train near Port Talbot Parkway. Following confusion about duties, staff worked without a lookout. |
| 13 11 2019 | 0 | 0 | | Leeds: An HST Intercity 125 and an IET Hitachi Class 800 London North Eastern Railway hit each other near Neville Hill, East Leeds, damaging both trains. |
| 28 1 2020 | 0 | 0 | | Eastleigh Derailment: A freight train derailed after leaving Eastleigh, blocking the line between Southampton Central and Basingstoke. No-one was hurt but the derailment caused major disruption to local train services. |
| 24 March 2020 | 0 | 0 | | Bromsgrove Derailment: a DB Cargo UK Class 66 derailed after it hit buffers at the end of a siding about away from Bromsgrove Station, the locomotive was then hit by a Crosscountry Class 170 operating the 21:05 Cardiff Central to Birmingham New street, no injuries were sustained during the incident, however both trains were damaged. |
