NATIONWIDE RAILWAY ACCIDENT COMPENSATION CLAIM SERVICE

We specialise in accidents causing injury and we can help you claim compensation following a railway accident. We are a network of specialist solicitors who are members of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts and we have considerable experience in pursuing accident claims. All of our claims are dealt with using the no win no fee scheme and compensation is paid in full. We will keep you fully updated in writing on the progress of your claim and will always be available to discuss your claim on the telephone. Our railway accident claim service is risk free and you do not have to pay for any expenses, medical reports or insurance.

Vandalism continues to be the primary cause of train incidents however there are numerous other causes of injury including level crossing incidents, involving both road vehicles and pedestrians, slips and falls at stations, failure of trains, track and infrastructure, obstructions, derailment, assaults and driver error. In recent years there have been two serious collisions involving motor vehicles on the track. The Selby incident involved a vehicle coming off the M62 motorway onto the track in front of an oncoming train causing 10 fatalities as a result of which the car driver received a substantial sentence of imprisonment and an accident on the London to Plymouth line occurred in 2004 when a train, travelling at 100mph immediately before impact, collided with a car on a level crossing causing six deaths and numerous serious injuries.

One of the main causes for concern regarding serious train accidents involving collision with other trains is ‘signals passed at danger’ which occurs when a driver either recklessly or negligently ignores a cautionary signal requiring him to stop as a result of perceived danger further along the track. There are several hundred of these incidents every year some of which have the potential for causing serious and potentially catastrophic fatal accidents. In most cases the trains stop within the safety overlap provided at the signal which is usually 200 yards, which provides protection against drivers misjudging braking. The most serious incidents are those when trains run past this safety overlap, and there is a possibility of a collision with another train. These incidents are only one of the precursors to catastrophic accidents on the railway however they have been the cause of a number of major incidents including, in recent years, at Southall in 1997 and Ladbroke Grove in 1999 when 32 people died.

British Transport Police data shows a large increase in criminal offences including stone throwing and the placing of objects on the railway line that affects the safe passage of trains. It is rare for the perpetrators of this serious crime to be apprehended however personal injury caused by derailments or injuries from flying stones or glass can result in a claim for compensation being made to The Criminal Injury Compensation Authority.

For advice on our risk free railway accident service from accredited experts just complete the railway accident report form and a member of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts will telephone you with no charge and with no obligation.