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1 February 2005 - HSE December Report
Published for Signals Passed at Danger (SPAD)
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The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published their
Signals Passed at Danger (SPAD) report for December 2004, which is their
sixty-fourth monthly report of SPAD's on the mainline railway network.
The November report overall showed a 21 decrease in the average
figure for the month over the past 6 years, breakdown of which can be found on
our HSfB news report of 6 January 2005.
The summary report for December shows the following:
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December 2004 shows a figure of 12 less than the average figure
for December over the last 6 years.
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10 SPAD's were at signals with previous SPAD history, 2 of which
had been passed at danger 5 times or more since 1985.
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4 trains ran past the signal by 200 yards or more.
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6 trains ran past the signal by less than 200 yards or more, but
still exceeded the signals "overlap" distance.
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8 trains ran past the signal by 25 yards or less.
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2 instances showed it was not the first time the driver had
passed a signal at danger.
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9 cases showed the Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS)
operated successfully.
The SPAD report for December 2004 can be accessed by clicking
the following:
SPAD Report for December 2004
Further information on SPAD's can be obtained from the HSE
website and can be accessed by clicking the following:
Signals Passed At Danger (SPADS)
Article by Alexandra Johnston
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