ROMANIAN RAILWAY INVESTIGATING AGENCY
According to the Law no.55 / 2006, AGIFER mainly conducts serious accident investigation in the railway system, its objective being to improve railway safety and prevent accidents.
Notification of railway accidents/incidents by email: office@agifer.ro
Receiving electronic documents in accordance with the provisions of GEO 38/2020: agifer@agifer.ro
Latest Open Investigations
07/01/2023
It has been decided to open an investigation for the railway accident occurred on 07.01.2023, 02:20, within the area of activity of the Regional Branch CF Cluj, Războieni - Cluj Napoca traffic section (double line, electrified), in the CFR Câmpia Turzii station, over the diagonal between track switches 19 and 65 at the X end, at km.449. +678, during the movement of freight train No 56004 (belonging to the railway operator SNTFM "CFR Marfă" SA), towed by locomotives EA 068 (the holder) and EA 533 (the pusher), by derailing wagon No 31537982021-2 from both axles of the second bogie in the direction of travel.
01.12.2022
It has been decided to open an investigation for the railway accident occurred on 01.12.2022, 09:41, within the area of activity of the Regional Railway Branch Galati, Buzău - Mărășești traffic section (double line, electrified), between CFR Gugești and Sihlea stations, on track II, at km 180+800, by collision between freight train no.57402 (belonging to the rail transport operator SC Tim Rail Cargo SRL) and freight train No 66706 (belonging to the rail transport operator SC Deutsche Bahn Cargo Romania SRL).
02/07/2022
It has been decided to open an investigation for the railway incident occurred on 02.07.2022, 03:26, and observed on 25.11.2022, within the area of activity of the CF Bucharest Regional Branch, on the Brașov - Ploiești traffic section (electrified double line), between Florești Prahova and Buda stations, concerning the exceeding of the maximum speed set for the train category by freight train no.66005. towed by locomotive ED 079 (belonging to the rail transport operator SNTFM "CFR Marfă" SA).
Recently Completed Reports
17.09.2022
INVESTIGATION REPORT regarding the railway incident occurred on 17.09.2022, 05:33, within the area of activity of the Regional CF Bucharest Branch, between CFR Mogoșoaia station and Pajura station, by dispatching passenger train no.7032, (belonging to the railway transport operator SNTFC "CFR Călători" SA), from CFR Mogoșoaia station to Pajura station on the line occupied by passenger train no.7915.
07.01.2022
INVESTIGATION REPORT regarding the railway accident that occurred on 07.01.2022, at 14:15, within the activity of the Regional Branch of CF Galati, Făurei - Galati traffic section (double line, electrified), between Hm Fileşti (CSG Branch ) and the Cătuşa railway station (from the industrial high-speed railway line belonging to SC Liberty Galaţi SA), at km.2 + 720, in the running of the freight train no. towed with the DA 003 locomotive, by derailing 4 wagons from the train composition (from the third to the sixth), to determine the conditions, establish the causal, contributory, systemic factors and, if necessary, issue safety recommendations.
27.12.2021
INVESTIGATION REPORT regarding the railway accident that occurred on 12/27/2021, at 3:35 pm, within the activity of the CF Bucharest Regional Branch, Bucharest North - Videle traffic section (double electrified line), in the CFR Chiajna station, at dispatch from line 2 of freight train no. 67400 (belonging to the railway transport operator SC TIM RAIL CARGO SRL), by derailing both axles of the first bogie, in the direction of travel, of the 25th wagon in the composition train, to determine the conditions, to establish the causal, contributory, systemic factors and, where appropriate, to issue safety recommendations.
02.01.2022
INVESTIGATION REPORT regarding the railway accident that occurred on 02.01.2022, 16:00, within the area of activity of the Regional CF Bucharest Branch, Bucharest North - Ploiesti South section (electrified double line), between CFR Crivina and Brazi stations, at km 47+100, on track I, during the movement of freight train no.56300, (belonging to the rail transport operator SC Grup Feroviar Român SA), by the appearance of smoke from the DA 1547 towing locomotive, which subsequently turned into a fire.
