Colin Wheeler
The Rail Accident and Incident Board (RAIB) has issued its annual report for the calendar year 2023. The bald statistics, ongoing reports, and...
Colin Wheeler
I was pleased to see the recent updating of Network Rail’s Safety Bulletins on their Safety Central website which is accessible to all....
Punctuality, reliability, and cost are key concerns for customers when choosing to travel by rail. But another consideration, and one often taken for granted,...
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its annual report covering the period 1 January to 31 December 2023. The report summarises operational...
Radical thinking is required if the rail industry is to truly manage its health and safety commitment, says Darren Broadhead, managing director at Broadhead...
Tuesday 12 March saw delegates from across the industry gather for the annual Rail Safety Summit, at Loughborough University’s Holywell Park Conference Centre.
The conference...
Rail operator c2c has created a new Safety, Sustainability and Compliance department, with Stuart Browning appointed to lead the new function.
Formerly the firm’s head...
The wellbeing of employees should be a critical concern to all organisations, whatever the industry. Physical and mental health concerns can have the same...
Colin Wheeler
A court case was heard in Aberdeen on 7 September concerning the triple fatality passenger train accident at Carmont, west of Stonehaven, back...
Colin Wheeler
I had optimistically hoped to write in this edition describing the process and timescale agreed between the Office of Rail & Road (ORR)...
RailStaff speaks to Samantha Facey, Health, Safety and Security director at Govia Thameslink Railway, about itsrenewed partnership with the British Transport Police.
The safety of...
