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Rail Accident Investigation Branch

United Kingdom rail transport accident investigation authority
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Rail Accident Investigation Branch

Summary

Rail Accident Investigation Branch is a government agency[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,231 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's field of work was accident analysis[3].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's instance of is recorded as government agency[5].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's headquarters location is recorded as Derby[6].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's headquarters location is recorded as Farnborough Airport[7].
  • The location of Rail Accident Investigation Branch was Derby[8].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch took place at Farnborough Airport[9].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch is part of Department for Transport[10].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's Commons category is recorded as Rail Accident Investigation Branch[11].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's industry is recorded as rail transport[12].
  • October 17, 2005 marks the founding of Rail Accident Investigation Branch[13].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's has cause is recorded as Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003[14].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's has cause is recorded as Ladbroke Grove rail crash[15].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's official website is recorded as https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/rail-accident-investigation-branch[16].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's employees is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+44'}[17].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's operating area is recorded as United Kingdom[18].
  • Rail Accident Investigation Branch's operating area is recorded as Channel Tunnel[19].

Body

Founding

October 17, 2005 marks the founding of Rail Accident Investigation Branch[13].

Identity

Rail Accident Investigation Branch is part of Department for Transport[10].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Derby[6], a city[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 0600[22] and Farnborough Airport[7], an airport[23], in United Kingdom[24], founded in 1911[25].

Industry

Rail Accident Investigation Branch's industry is recorded as rail transport[12]. Its field of work was accident analysis[3].

Why It Matters

Rail Accident Investigation Branch ranks in the top 6% of government_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,231 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [9] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name → raib.gov.uk
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: raib.gov.uk"
  2. 11d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → 44bb43a9-3df4-4f3f-b9fc-f4ea6a92cee0
    Imported from → —
    Logo image → RailAccidentInvestigationBranch.svg
    Has cause → Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003, Ladbroke Grove rail crash
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q123493326]]"
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