'Near miss' between train and rail workers

AN INVESTIGATION is set to be conducted into the circumstances which led to a “near miss” collision between a passenger train and a team of track workers at a railway tunnel in Surrey.

- By JOSEPH BICKLE

According to an initial description of the incident from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), in April of this year, three track workers were nearly hit by a train in Bookham. Fortunately, no one was injured and no damage was caused to the train.

A spokesperson for the RAIB explained: “At around 11.44am on April 29, 2025, a train operated by South Western Railways, which was travelling at around 30mph (48 km/h), was involved in a near miss with a team of three track workers within Bookham Tunnel in Surrey.”