List of railway disasters
Railway accidents sometimes reveal gaps in safeworking practices, and lead to changes in those practices.
The topic lists some of these accidents.
Armagh rail disaster where there was a runaway, led to compulsary automatic brakes on passenger trains in Great Britain, and to absolute block working.
Quintinshill rail disaster would have been prevented with track circuiting. Another contributing factor was the lack of flexibility in shift change times.
See also
List of rail accidents
