Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 1659

Railways: Electric Shock

Tabled: 25 July 2024

Answered: 30 July 2024

Named Day

Question

Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the number of passengers electrocuted on trains in each of the last five years.

Answer

Simon Lightwood

There have been 198 recorded incidents of passengers being injured through electric shocks on trains in the last five years. The breakdown per year is provided below: YearReported electric shocks to passengers on board trains resulting in injury201930202...

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