{"id":462132,"date":"2026-06-25T00:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=5a80672eda0d8d4981db3f56c00491a9"},"modified":"2026-06-25T00:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:00:17","slug":"orr-statement-further-to-raibs-publication-following-the-elstow-train-collision-near-bedford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=462132","title":{"rendered":"ORR statement further to RAIB\u2019s publication following the Elstow train collision, near Bedford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">ORR statement further to RAIB\u2019s publication following the Elstow train collision, near Bedford<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-24T14:00:17+00:00\" title=\"Wednesday, 24 June, 2026 - 14:00\" class=\"datetime\">Wed, 24\/06\/2026 &#8211; 14:00<\/time><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"orr-published-date\">24 June 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__label visually-hidden\">Body<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__item\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-components field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-visually_hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__label visually-hidden\">Components<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\">\n<div class=\"paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>ORR spokesperson: &#8220;ORR&#8217;s thoughts are with the driver&#8217;s family and friends and all those injured or affected by the recent rail collision at Elstow, Bedfordshire. &nbsp;As the independent safety regulator, we are working closely with RAIB, British Transport Police and the railway companies involved in this incident, as we undertake our separate investigation under health and safety legislation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-related-links field--type-link field--label-above page__related page__related--links\">\n<div class=\"field__label\">Related links<\/div>\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orr.gov.uk\/monitoring-regulation\/rail\/promoting-health-safety\/investigation-enforcement-powers\/how-we-investigate-incidents\">How we investigate incidents<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"field__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/collision-between-two-passenger-trains-near-elstow\">RAIB publication: Collision between two passenger trains near Elstow<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ORR statement further to RAIB\u2019s publication following the Elstow train collision, near Bedford<br \/>\nWed, 24\/06\/2026 &#8211; 14:00<\/p>\n<p>24 June 2026<\/p>\n<p>    Body<\/p>\n<p>    Components<\/p>\n<p>            ORR spokes&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-462132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 4.9.9 - 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