Number of train collisions last year at highest level for at least a decade, report shows

Report shows there were 62 cases where a passenger was injured boarding or alighting a train or tram last year. File picture Dan Linehan

The rail regulator was notified of two incidents involving Irish Rail staff that “under slightly different circumstances could have resulted in loss of life or life-changing injuries” last year.

In its annual report for 2022, the Commission for Railway Regulation (CRR) said the number of train collisions was at its highest level for at least a decade and it was notified of 62 cases where a passenger was injured boarding or alighting a train or tram last year.