Press Release: Lowest death toll recorded on EU railways since 2006, but collisions and derailments on rise in 2012

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Series Details 21.10.13
Publication Date 21/10/2013
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The European Railway Agency (ERA), on 21 October 2013, published the overview of EU railway safety data for 2012. For the first time since 2006, the number of persons killed in railway accidents (suicides excluded) in 28 EU countries was below 1,200. However, the number of collisions and derailments rose for the first time since 2006.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.era.europa.eu/Document-Register/Documents/ERA_Press-Release-21stOct2013_PR-ERA-CSI-2012-data.pdf
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ERA: Common Safety Indicators (CSIs) as reported by Member States (2006-2012) http://www.era.europa.eu/Document-Register/Documents/PR-ERA-CSI-2012-data-tables.pdf
Website: European Railway Accident Information Links (ERAIL) http://erail.era.europa.eu/
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