SCHEDULE 2DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES

PART IVDANGEROUS OCCURRENCES WHICH ARE REPORTABLE IN RESPECT OF RELEVANT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

Accidents involving any kind of train59

1

Any of the following classes of accident which occurs or is discovered whilst the train is on a running line—

a

the failure of an axle;

b

the failure of a wheel or tyre, including a tyre loose on its wheel;

c

the failure of a rope or the fastenings thereof or of the winding plant or equipment involved in working an incline;

d

any fire, severe electrical arcing or fusing in or on any part of a passenger train or a train carrying dangerous goods;

e

in the case of any train other than a passenger train, any severe electrical arcing or fusing, or any fire which was extinguished by a fire-fighting service; or

f

any other failure of any part of a train which is likely to cause an accident to that or any other train or to kill or injure any person.

2

In this paragraph “dangerous goods” has the same meaning as in regulation 1(2) of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulations 199434.