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Purple Transform awarded Innovate UK funding for work to reduce suicide attempts on the railways

Purple Transform, which focuses on developing technology to improve human outcomes, has announced it has been awarded funding from Innovate UK, part of UK Research...

Network Rail track safety warning this October half term

Network Rail is reminding people of the dangers of playing on or near the railway as some areas gear up for half term, amid...

RAIB Report: Collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction

RAIB has released its report into a collision between passenger trains at Salisbury Tunnel Junction, Wiltshire, 31 October 2021. https://youtu.be/4NlnBha8ix0?si=vdIhJwb5D3pZbc32 Summary At around 18:43 hrs on 31...

Charity project to support vulnerable children and young people on Scotland’s railway  

Young people leaving home to escape family conflict, abuse, mental health issues and exploitation by criminal gangs are to be helped through a new...

RAIB Report: Two trains in the same signal section at South Wingfield

RAIB has released its report into two trains in the same signal section at South Wingfield, Derbyshire, 26 October 2022. Summary The signal had displayed incorrect...

South Yorkshire security firm urges rail sites to combat crime with manned guarding

After British Transport Police (BTP) revealed that a single cable thief had caused £18,000 of damage across sites in Rotherham earlier this year, one...

Frightening new video footage highlights dangers of the railway

Network Rail is issuing a reminder to the public warning them of the dangers of misusing level crossings and trespassing in a new safety...

South Western Railway marks the successful installation of lifesaving defibrillators at all its staffed stations

South Western Railway (SWR) has marked the installation of publicly accessible, automated, external defibrillators at over 150 staffed stations on its vast network, available...

Rail industry creates immersive VR film to show passengers at Birmingham New Street how they can help to combat sexual harassment

As part of the rail industry and British Transport Police's continued commitment to make sure every passenger feels safe when travelling by train, an...

South Western Railway partners with Missing People on a new campaign to help people in crisis

South Western Railway (SWR) has partnered with the charity Missing People on a new ‘Safe Way Home’ campaign to encourage anybody who is thinking...

Tended Secures £1.4M project with the European Space Agency to advance its groundbreaking Positioning Technology for Rail Safety

Partnering with the European and UK Space Agency, RTKF Net, Siemens Mobility, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, Story Contracting and RSS Infrastructure, Tended is set to...

Hull Trains set to increase the number of mental health first aiders

Hull Trains is set to increase its number of internal Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) following a positive rollout of the scheme at the...
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East West Rail to hold drop-in events ahead of statutory consultation

East West Railway Company (EWR) will hold a series of information events in May, helping people to understand how the formal application process to...