The rail industry is investigating methods to improve the design of trains in a bid to keep them upright and in-line in the event of a collision. The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is launching a research project to investigate the behaviour of trains in collisions, with the aim of improving their overall crashworthiness. The project follows this month's crash at a level crossing near the village of Ufton Nervet in Berkshire, where a First Great Western train travelling at 100mph collided with a car parked on the track. Seven people died and 37 taken to hospital. This week another train, carrying 50 schoolchildren, hit a level crossing barrier at Rowston in Lincolnshire, but did not derail.
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