HSEQ

Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has been fined £40,000 after pleading guilty to offences under the Work at Height Regulations 2005, which followed an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator, Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The incident involving the full-time...

Rail industry plans for dealing with stranded trains require greater focus on the safety, welfare and customer experience of the passengers involved, including those with disabilities and additional needs, say the Office of Rail (ORR) and Road and Transport...

A train conductor working for Northern has been praised after he made sure a passenger got swift medical treatment which may have saved her life. Naheed Asif, 47, was working on a train travelling from Crewe to Manchester Piccadilly in...

Network Rail is urging people to stay off the tracks and not put themselves and others at risk new safety figures reveal that there were more than 19,300 trespass incidents on the rail network in the 2023/24 financial year...

Greater Anglia is reminding rail passengers not to smoke or vape on trains following several incidents which have inconvenienced customers and caused costly delays. In the last 12 months, there have been 77 incidents across the network where people have...

To improve safety for crossing users, Network Rail is closing Gipsy Lane level crossing in Needham Market, Suffolk, and building a new, safe footpath under the railway using an existing culvert for pedestrians. Closing the crossing has been Network Rail’s aim since the tragic...

At around 15:26 hrs on Wednesday 3 May 2023, a passenger train operated by Northern Trains Ltd departed from Styal station, Manchester, with five bodyside doors open. The train involved was a three-car class 323 electric multiple unit. Immediately before...

This Rail Safety Week, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has announced it is investing £2.5 million to help tackle abuse and disorder through its new Antisocial Behaviour Improvement Plan. The plan has been developed following a 23% increase in verbal...

Staff at Northern helped dozens of schoolchildren gain the confidence to travel by train during a rail safety event in County Durham. Around 180 primary school pupils attended the event at the Locomotion railway museum in Shildon earlier this month. A...

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its annual report covering the period 1 January to 31 December 2023. The report summarises operational and investigative activity undertaken by the Branch during the year. The report also highlights six themes...