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3 June 2005 - HSE April 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 April 2005. This report
is their sixty-eighth monthly report of SPAD's on the mainline railway network.
This months figures show a decrease of 7 in the average figure
for this month over the past 6 years.
The summary report for April 2005 shows the following:
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April 2005 shows a figure of 7 less than the average figure
for April over the past 6 years.
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9 SPAD's were at signals with previous SPAD history, 5 of
which had been passed at danger 5 times or more since 1985.
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3 trains ran past the signal by 200 yards or more.
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4 trains ran past the signal by less than 200 yards or more,
but still exceeded the signal's "overlap" distance.
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8 trains ran past the signal by 25 yards or less.
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5 instances showed it was not the first time the driver had
passed a signal at danger.
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8 cases showed where the Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS)
operated successfully.
All monthly reports can be accessed from the HSE website by
clicking the following:
Railway Signals Passed at Danger - SPADS - Monthly Index
Article by Alexandra Johnston
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