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.