Reported assaults against rail workers and passengers rose substantially in April 2025 to March 2026 compared with the previous year, according to annual rail safety statistics published today by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). There were 11,289 reported workforce assaults on the mainline railway, up 12% compared with the previous year. This total […]
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Mainline rail assaults rise in latest annual safety statistics
Reported assaults against rail workers and passengers rose substantially in April 2025 to March 2026 compared with the previous year, according to annual rail safety statistics published today by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). There were 11,289 reported workforce assaults on the mainline railway, up 12% compared with the previous year. This total […]
GTR releases latest Social Impact Report
Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) has today published its latest Social Impact Report, highlighting how railway staff are helping people access employment, travel with confidence, stay safe and connect with support services across London and the South East. The report reveals that during 2025/26, frontline railway colleagues carried out 203 life-saving interventions, supported 202,843 assisted journeys […]
GTR releases latest Social Impact Report
Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) has today published its latest Social Impact Report, highlighting how railway staff are helping people access employment, travel with confidence, stay safe and connect with support services across London and the South East. The report reveals that during 2025/26, frontline railway colleagues carried out 203 life-saving interventions, supported 202,843 assisted journeys […]
£1.4 million investment to deliver more reliable journeys in Lincolnshire
A project to renew more than 730 metres of track will mean buses replace trains between Sleaford and Boston on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October. The improvement work will also mean Swineshead level crossing on the A17 is closed to road traffic and pedestrians from 21.15 on Friday 9 October until 07.10 on Monday […]
£1.4 million investment to deliver more reliable journeys in Lincolnshire
A project to renew more than 730 metres of track will mean buses replace trains between Sleaford and Boston on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 October. The improvement work will also mean Swineshead level crossing on the A17 is closed to road traffic and pedestrians from 21.15 on Friday 9 October until 07.10 on Monday […]