Signals to Danger

Two trains collide in the Scottish countryside, as snow falls and the wind whips around.  35 people lose their lives, two weeks before Christmas. It's crucial to find out the cause of this tragedy. Join us this week as we get to the bottom of it. Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Passenger trains collide head-on a rural single line. Five people lose their lives on a foggy autumn morning.  One of them wasn't supposed to be there. What went wrong, who was to blame, and could it have been prevented? Join us this episode to find out, on Signals to Danger. Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Northumbria plays host to one of the most infamous curves on the whole network. At twenty to one in the morning the sleeper from Aberdeen spills off the tracks and into the nearby gardens. With a curve so infamous, why wasn't it avoided? And what's the shocking cause behind the whole accident? Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another high-speed passenger train lies strewn across the tracks. 4 lives lost and a rail shattered into hundreds of pieces. Who's to blame, could it have been stopped? Join us to find out! Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Just after Christmas a crowded commuter train slams into the buffers at a busy London station.  Something has gone terribly wrong, but what is it?  Let's find out. Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a quick bonus episode, going into one of the most prominent safety features on the UK rail Network, AWS - The Automatic Warning System. Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A carriage plummets from a viaduct into a river, another train lays on its side on the bridge above. Why were they both on the same piece of track at the same time? What mistakes led to this wreckage and claimed the lives of 10. Welcome back to Signals to Danger. Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An overnight sleeper train flies off the track at four times the speed limit, scattering carriages across a normally busy station during engineering works. How did this happen and could it have been prevented? Join us as we try and find out what went wrong. Support the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 10th May 2002, 7 lives were claimed by a 100 mph derailment in the Station at Potters Bar, resulting in a carriage wedged between the platform and roof. This episode will delve into the reasons this accident took place, the investigation, and the legacy it left behind. Signals to Danger is still a new podcast, so I hope you enjoy it. If you do, like or review us and help us grow Support the...

On the 28th February 2001 a high speed passenger train and a coal train collided on the East Coast Main Line near Selby, Yorkshire, claiming the lives of 10 people. This episode will delve into the reasons this accident took place, the investigation and the legacy it left behind.. Great Heck is the first episode of the first season of Signals to Danger, so I hope you enjoy it. If you do, like or r...