Safety

Northern has established a network of specially trained staff to help victims of ‘unwanted sexual behaviour’ (USB) on the railway. Based at locations including Blackpool, Darlington, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Preston, and York they will help signpost colleagues who experience USB...

Network Rail and the Scottish Football Association have extended their education partnership to spread vital rail safety messages to young people across Scotland. Over the next three years, the Scottish FA will deliver football camps to engage with and educate...

A man from Tyne & Wear has been banned from all Northern services across the North of England for 18 months. Joseph Bramley (30), also known as Joseph Gammell, of Cushy Cow Lane in Ryton was issued with a Criminal...

CCTV at a level crossing in Worcestershire catches the moment a person walking their dog climbed through the barriers causing a train driver to apply their brakes. Network Rail has released a video of the shocking near miss at Blakedown...

Greater Anglia is pleased to announce the introduction of Transport Safety Officers (TSOs) aimed at enhancing safety on the rail network in Essex, as part of a joint project. Six Transport Safety Officers will carry out patrols between Southend Victoria...

Transport for London (TfL) has today announced tough new action on fare evasion and staff abuse, making body worn video part of its essential kit and increasing the penalty fare from £80 to £100 to act as a further...

South Western Railway (SWR) has received the highest possible score for safeguarding vulnerable people on its network.   The British Transport Police (BTP) awarded the train operator 100% for its Safeguarding on Rail scheme reaccreditation, demonstrating an exceptional commitment to...

RAIB has today released its report into a train striking debris at Yarnton near Hanborough, Oxfordshire, 10 February 2023. Summary Just after 18:35 hrs on Friday 10 February 2023, the driver of the 17:34 hrs Great Western Railway service from London...

ScotRail plans to more than triple its number of body worn cameras in a bid to tackle anti-social behaviour on Scotland’s Railway. The train operator will roll out more than 1,000 new body cameras by the end of this month,...

The trade union Unite has secured increased pay for workers at Hitachi trains working on Great Western Railways (GWR), resolving an industrial dispute. However, Hitachi engineers, repairs, and maintenance crews at LNER remain on strike though as Hitachi has...