This statistic shows the annual number of workforce fatalities on railways in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2014/2015, by job position held. Between 2008/09 and 2013/14 only infrastructure workers had suffered fatalities, although the numbers were very low.
Number of workforce fatalities on railways in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2014/2015, according to worker position
Characteristic
Infrastructure workforce
Train driver
Other train crew
Station staff
Revenue protection
Other workforce fatalities
2014/15
1
0
0
0
0
2
2013/14
3
0
0
0
0
0
2012/13
2
0
0
0
0
0
2011/12
1
0
0
0
0
0
2010/11
1
0
0
0
0
0
2009/10
3
0
0
0
0
0
2008/09
3
0
0
0
0
0
2007/08
2
0
0
0
0
0
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Department for Transport (UK). (December 12, 2015). Number of workforce fatalities on railways in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2014/2015, according to worker position [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305152/railway-workforce-fatalities-by-job-in-great-britain/
Department for Transport (UK). "Number of workforce fatalities on railways in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2014/2015, according to worker position." Chart. December 12, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305152/railway-workforce-fatalities-by-job-in-great-britain/
Department for Transport (UK). (2015). Number of workforce fatalities on railways in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2014/2015, according to worker position. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305152/railway-workforce-fatalities-by-job-in-great-britain/
Department for Transport (UK). "Number of Workforce Fatalities on Railways in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2014/2015, According to Worker Position." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305152/railway-workforce-fatalities-by-job-in-great-britain/
Department for Transport (UK), Number of workforce fatalities on railways in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2014/2015, according to worker position Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305152/railway-workforce-fatalities-by-job-in-great-britain/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Number of workforce fatalities on railways in Great Britain from 2007/2008 to 2014/2015, according to worker position [Graph], Department for Transport (UK), December 12, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305152/railway-workforce-fatalities-by-job-in-great-britain/
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