The Railway Mission has announced the appointment of Rev’d Mags Farrow as a new Railway Mission Chaplain, bringing extensive experience in chaplaincy, pastoral care, staff wellbeing, education, and community support. Rev’d Farrow joins the Railway Mission with more than 13 years of leadership experience in pastoral and community settings, including work in prisons, schools, and churches. Her background […]
Category: Safety
Young adults underestimate power and speed of trains, survey reveals
New research released today reveals dangerous overconfidence is putting young adults’ lives at risk when using railway level crossings across Britain. Even though eight in ten 18-34 year olds claim to understand the risks, the same number also fail to recognise key warning signs of an approaching train. Furthermore, seven in ten young adults feel […]
Safety warning issued after repeated misuse at Featherstone level crossing
Network Rail has issued a safety reminder after a level crossing saw four instances of dangerous misuse in the past two weeks – which could have resulted in serious injury or death. The recent reports have described youths deliberately putting themselves at risk by playing “chicken” with trains at the Sportsfield footpath crossing, Featherstone. In […]