Is there comparable data on other countries? What is this a proxy for? (Track upkeep problems? Trains are too fast for the load? Signaling issues? Mechanical issues?)
Rail safety seems a lot less complex and pretty much as regulated as aviation safety, how come there aren't just ~1-2 per year? Is it just because fatalities are luckily fewer (due to the nature of these derailments) so no one really gives a shit?
Rail safety seems a lot less complex and pretty much as regulated as aviation safety, how come there aren't just ~1-2 per year? Is it just because fatalities are luckily fewer (due to the nature of these derailments) so no one really gives a shit?