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Northern joins Bradford students to raise awareness of ‘unwanted sexual behaviour’

Northern, alongside British Transport Police (BTP) and Network Rail, has supported the creation of a short film to highlight the types of activity that are unacceptable. It includes: cat calling, staring, up-skirting, cyber flashing, exposing, touching and pressing. The short film...

GTR and BTP renew commitment to safety

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has strengthened its partnership with the British Transport Police (BTP) for another year by signing a collaboration agreement, committing both organisations to work together towards shared objectives. The declaration was signed by Patrick Verwer, CEO of...

Safer Hull Paragon Hub: TPE celebrate the ticket to a safer Hull Paragon Station

TransPennine Express (TPE) has opened the doors to its new multi-agency safeguarding hub in a bid to make Hull Paragon Station even safer, following a £100k investment by the train company into the Interchange. The Safer Hull Paragon Hub, created...

Network Rail and British Transport Police double arrests of cable theft criminals

Stepped up security, drones ,and forensic marking agents have led to seven arrests since January 2023, double that of previous years, as the rail industry cracks down on dangerous, disruptive, and costly crime. The theft of metal, particularly cables, from...

Track trespass rises during Warwick station upgrade

Passengers using Warwick station are being urged to stick to the clearly signed walking route between platforms during its multi-million pound accessibility upgrade. Work started earlier this year to install new lifts, resulting in the subway linking the two platforms...

Concert season sees 60,000 taken home safely by train

Five major concerts in Cardiff over five weeks have seen the rail industry come together to get people home safely. Beyonce, Harry Styles and Coldplay brought their world class tours to the Welsh capital, drawing in fans from north, west...

Northern encourages customers to report suspicious behaviour without hesitation

Some of the worst crimes that have taken place on Northern services in the past year could have been avoided if people had reported suspicious behaviour, the train operator’s chief operating officer, Tricia Williams, has said. Her comments come as...

Northern offers £1,000 reward for information on air gun attacker

Northern has offered a £1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the person police believe targeted one of their trains with air gun pellets last week (Monday 22 May). The incident, which remains under investigation by British...

Classical music to tackle anti-social behaviour at Northern stations

As part of measures to deter anti-social behaviour, Northern is set to pipe classical music inspired by Handel, Beethoven, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky into 23 stations across its network. Music will only be played at certain times of the day, which...

All Aboard for Safer Journeys: c2c Unveils New Train to Promote British Transport Police App

c2c is proud to announce the launch of a brand new train wrapped in support of British Transport Police’s ‘Railway Guardian’ app.  The train, which features eye-catching graphics promoting the app - including a QR code to scan to download...

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GB Railfreight names train after hero signaller Bill Taylor

Logistics operator GB Railfreight yesterday named a locomotive after Signaller Bill (Willie) Taylor, 40 years to the day after...