RAIB has today released its report into a collision between a tram and two pedestrians at Staniforth Road, Sheffield, 22 June 2025. Summary At around 16:14 on Sunday 22 June 2025, a tram travelling on the South Yorkshire Supertram network collided with two pedestrians at Staniforth Road footpath crossing in Sheffield. The tram was travelling […]
Category: Safety
Young volunteers supported to play their part in heritage railways following new safety guidance
The Office of Rail and Road has today published guidance designed to help heritage railway and tramway operators give young volunteers, aged from 14 to minimum school leaving age, the chance to learn new skills while making sure the right safeguards are in place. Heritage railways rely heavily on volunteers and are often where young […]
Young volunteers supported to play their part in heritage railways following new safety guidance
The Office of Rail and Road has today published guidance designed to help heritage railway and tramway operators give young volunteers, aged from 14 to minimum school leaving age, the chance to learn new skills while making sure the right safeguards are in place. Heritage railways rely heavily on volunteers and are often where young […]
ORR: Network Rail improves efficiency but must manage the impact of fewer renewals
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment, published as the railway prepares for its biggest structural change in a generation, has found real progress on efficiency and fewer train cancellations. But with inflationary pressures driving a cut in renewals to 83% of the original plan in England & Wales, the rail regulator finds […]
ORR: Network Rail improves efficiency but must manage the impact of fewer renewals
The Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) annual assessment, published as the railway prepares for its biggest structural change in a generation, has found real progress on efficiency and fewer train cancellations. But with inflationary pressures driving a cut in renewals to 83% of the original plan in England & Wales, the rail regulator finds […]