Where to find accident reports

[breadfan]

I've seen links for accident reports and the like for railwaysarchive.co.uk so I had a look for a minor bump I saw in 1986 involving 47194 and 47321 between Preston Station and Ladywell sidings. I believe the date was 11th May 1986.

Would the accident be too minor to need an investigation? Am I just being rubbish at finding it? Is there anywhere else to source the information?

Link to a photo of the scene below.

http://s191.photobucket.com/user/DJ_Lugubrious/media/47194and47321.jpg.html?filters[user]=45630340&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0

 

[broadgage]

Presuming that no serious injury resulted I doubt that any external enquiry was held.
Almost certainly BR would have held an internal inquiry, but these were not allways published, especialy if related to disciplinery action against anyone innvolved.

 

[breadfan]

So it was different back then, as these days a SPAD gets a lengthy report published?

 

[ainsworth74]

Not by the RAIB unless they feel that there is something worth investigating (such as at Stafford). Otherwise as far as I'm aware SPADs would get an internal investigation that almost certainly wouldn't be published.

 

[bnm]

SPADs aren't routinely investigated by the RAIB.

I was at a presentation on the work of the RAIB last week, given by one of their inspectors, and he explained the RAIB's remit and specifically mentioned SPADs, including the Stafford incident.

A SPAD will only be investigated if it had the potential, in slightly different circumstances, to lead to a more serious incident, involving the potential for death, injury or significant damage to infrastructure.

That's one of the reasons why Stafford was investigated. Had the light loco run on further their was the potential for a collision. Of course there were multitude other reasons for investigating the Stafford incident relating to the operation of the loco, company systems and structure and competence of staff at all levels.

The only other time the RAIB have investigated a SPAD, where there was no subsequent more serious incident, was at Didcot North Junction in August 2007. There, a HST came within 13 seconds of colliding with a 5 car Turbo consisting of a 2-car Class 165 and 3-car Class 166. The HST overran a signal at danger and fouled the junction moments after the Turbo had passed.