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Report of the railway accidents investigated in 2024
The investigative unit for railway accidents in Estonia was formed on 31 March 2004 when the Railways Act which came into force on the same day, enforced the legal provisions stipulated in the “Railway Safety Directive” 2004/49/EC. With the formation of the investigation unit of railway accidents at the Crisis Regulation Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications the safety investigations of railway accidents began. Before that, an investigation unit for aviation accidents had already been operating at the Crisis Regulation Department and later, an investigation unit for maritime accidents had been added. Since the safety investigations were only loosely connected to the core function of the Crisis Regulation Department, on 1 January 2012 a new structural unit of the same ministry was created: The Safety Investigation Bureau (ESIB). The ESIB investigates maritime, aviation and railway accidents and incidents.
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PRESS RELEASE! The railway safety campaign Let the train pass! You’re expected home for Christmas.
PRESS RELEASE! The railway safety campaign Let the train pass! You’re expected home for Christmas. On Monday 05 December, the traditional railway safety campaign Let the train pass! You are expected home for Christmas, will start, which aims to remind people of the need to be very attentive when crossing the railway during the busy… -
Report of the railway accidents investigated in 2021
During the year the Safety Investigation Bureau received 8 verbal accident notifications of accidents. This does not include known suicides or suicide attempts which, as premeditated acts by one of the parties, are not classed as accidents. In addition, a verbal initial notification was received of 5 incidents which were all track breakages. Of the accidents, 4 were level crossing accidents, the rest were classified by individual cases.
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Report of the railway accidents investigated in 2015
Preface to the report Pursuant to the European Parliament and Council Railway Safety Directive 2004/49/EC safety investigations into railway accidents have been carried out in Estonia since 31 March 2004. On 1 January 2012 safety investigations of the three different transport sectors were centralised into a unified Safety Investigation Bureau, a unit of the Ministry…
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Press release! ILCAD 2016
Launch by UIC, LDz and OLE of the 8th edition of ILCAD, International Level Crossing Awareness Day, 10 June in Riga (Latvia), 11 June 2016 in Tallinn (Estonia) (Paris/Riga/Tallinn, 9 June 2016) On 10 and 11 June, the UIC, the worldwide railway association, the international rail community and many partners from the road sector as well…
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PRESS RELEASE New guidelines on level crossing safety to help save lives!
(Geneva/Tallinn/Paris, 3 May 2016) IRU, the International Union of Railways (UIC) and Operation Lifesaver Estonia (OLE) published a Level Crossing Safety flyer on 3 May 2016 to raise awareness of professional drivers and reduce related accidents at this key interface between road and rail infrastructure. Using a level crossing is safe as long as users…