The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed Sheena Smith to the RSSB Board as an industry non-executive director (suppliers). Sheena Smith is a founding director and technical director for assurance of Anturas Consulting, which specialises in programme management and initiation and technical assurance services for complex infrastructure projects, particularly in the rail sector. Sheena has more […]
Category: Safety
Over 4,700 body-worn camera kits in use on publicly owned train operators
Train operators in public ownership say the roll-out of body-worn camera (BWC) kits has become vital to increasing safety, deterring anti-social behaviour and supporting legal investigations into incidents on the rail network. Operators such as c2c, Greater Anglia, LNER, Northern, Southeastern, South Western Railway, and TransPennine Express have deployed thousands of BWC kits across the […]
Major renewal of Nunthorpe level crossing will boost safety and reliability
A full renewal of Nunthorpe level crossing is set to enhance safety for pedestrians, motorists and rail passengers. The upgrade, taking place from Sunday 22 February to Saturday 28 February, will see the life-expired crossing replaced by Network Rail. A new sliding barrier will be installed, with a modern operating system added and the road […]
Major renewal of Nunthorpe level crossing will boost safety and reliability
A full renewal of Nunthorpe level crossing is set to enhance safety for pedestrians, motorists and rail passengers. The upgrade, taking place from Sunday 22 February to Saturday 28 February, will see the life-expired crossing replaced by Network Rail. A new sliding barrier will be installed, with a modern operating system added and the road […]
Rail services suspended in the South West due severe weather from Storm Ingrid
Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail have announced the closure of rail lines between Exeter St Davids and Newton Abbot this evening due to expected severe weather conditions along the sea wall at Dawlish. Predicted heavy and persistent rain in the South West, combined with gusts of up to 60mph in coastal areas during […]
Spain: Drivers’ union threatens strike action after second deadly derailment
Spanish train drivers’ union Semaf has called for a strike after a driver was killed and at least 37 people injured when a train derailed and crashed at Gelida, around 32km west of Barcelona. The incident comes just two days after a deadly collision between two high-speed trains at Adamuz, in Andalusia, in which at […]
Entry to platforms at Nottingham station to be closed at weekends to boost safety
East Midlands Railway (EMR) is to close access to platforms from Nottingham station’s footbridge at weekends after data showed that a recent extension of restrictions led to a significant reduction in assaults and abuse towards both staff and customers. In August, EMR restricted access to platforms via the footbridge between 7pm and 6am each day, […]