Approximately 10 years ago, the International Union of Railways (UIC) began recording significant accidents and events. Since 2006, tables and graphs of comparable data from 21 UIC members have established a benchmark and allowed trends and developments in railway safety to be identified. Statistical analysis of "significant" accidents in recent years has shown that there is an ongoing positive trend in Europe. The efforts made to improve railway safety amongst the 21 members of the UIC Safety Database are bearing fruit. [...]

Author	UIC - Safety Platform
ISBN	978-2-7461-2325-0
Pages	36