Recommendation Status Report: Passenger train collision with a road vehicle at Redcar level crossing
This report is based on information provided to the RAIB by the relevant safety authority or public body.
The status of the recommendation(s), as reported to us, are described by the following categories:
Key to Recommendation Status
Open Actions to address the recommendation are ongoing.
(replaces Progressing and
Implementation On-going)
Closed ORR consider the recommendation to have been taken into consideration by an end implementer and
(replaces Implemented, Implemented evidence provided to show action taken or justification for no action taken.
by alternative means, and Non-
implementation)
Insufficient response: The end implementer has not provided sufficient evidence that the recommendation has been taken into
consideration, or if it has, the action proposed does not address the recommendation, or there is
insufficient evidence to support no action being taken.
Superseded: The recommendation has been superseded either by a newer recommendation or actions have
subsequently been taken by the end implementer that have superseded the recommendation.
Awaiting response: Awaiting initial report from the relevant safety authority or public body on the status of the
recommendation.
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Recommendation Status Report
Report Title Passenger train collision with a road vehicle at Redcar level crossing
Report Number 05/2025
Date of Incident 01/05/2024
Rec No. Status RAIB Concern Recommendation RAIB Summary of current status
05/2025/01 Awaiting Response None The intent of this recommendation is to reduce the risk of signallers at
Redcar, and other signal boxes with similar ergonomic issues, making
errors.
Network Rail should undertake an ergonomics and human factors
assessment of the signal box at Redcar, with a particular focus on how
information about the status of Redcar level crossing is made available to
the signaller. This assessment should take into account relevant standards
and good practice and should specifically consider the equipment layout
of the signal box and how this impacts the signaller’s interaction with
signalling equipment and their safe control of level crossings. It should
also consider any changes in signaller workload and practice which are
likely to be associated with changing volumes of rail and road traffic
passing over the crossings.
This assessment should be used to inform an assessment of the
practicability of potential future improvements to the layout of the signal
box, and to consider if changes are required to operational processes.
Network Rail should develop a timebound plan to implement any
necessary improvements or changes identified.
Network Rail should also consider undertaking such studies at other signal
boxes where information that is essential for the signalling of trains comes
from multiple locations in the box (paragraphs 128a.ii and 129b).
Created on 07 April 2025