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Mark Carne Urges Caution

‘If you don’t want to work safely, don’t come and work here,’ says Mark Carne. Network Rail’s chief executive was speaking at the Institution...

Smoking: Decision to quit

Five million people still smoke tobacco in the UK alone. Health experts estimate up to a million of them will try and kick the habit...

Colin Wheeler writes… Rail Safety Summit 2012

Written by Colin Wheeler One hundred and sixty attended the Rail Safety Summit on April 19th at Loughborough University. Ninety separate companies and organisations attended. Whilst...

Limit the rules to essentials

Written by Colin Wheeler Still relevant eight year old homilies? In the current political and financial climate we all need to make savings whilst improving safety...

Arresting fashion

British Transport Police officers are cutting a dash this spring with new uniforms designed to be more practical and hard wearing. Open neck wicking shirts...

Emergency Management

A university campus was transformed into an emergency village to launch two innovative degrees recently. More than 25 emergency vehicles, including a helicopter and a...

Network Rail’s future ‘Vision for Safety’

...a handful of rules together with the right Safety Culture Written by Colin Wheeler I met with Gareth Llewellyn late last month. As Director Safety and...

Weatherley launches Weather Eye

Hove MP, Mike Weatherley has launched Southern’s Eyewitness safety initiative at Hove railway station. Mr Weatherley joined Southern Rail staff to launch the low-level crime...

Green plan at East Ham

East Ham depot is recycling 96% of its waste every month making c2c among the greenest train companies in the business. The recycling process at...

Devolving Track Safety and Track Work becoming a “Hands On” activity for Alliancing for Train Operators!

Also why polished paving at stations shouldn’t be a safety concern! Colin Wheeler writes... Last month I focused on drugs and alcohol followed by slips, trips...

Tornado blow for scrap thieves

Police raids against scrap metal dealers suspected of receiving stolen metal have resulted in 36 arrests. Operation Mansoncity involving Durham, Cleveland and Northumbria police forces,...

A Safe and Happy New Year to all who work on rail infrastructure

Colin Wheeler writes... Following an excellent if snowless celebration of Hogmanay may I wish you a very happy as well as safe New Year? It made...

Flower Power

Transport for London is hoping a new campaign featuring flowers painted on the ground at 15 spots around Croydon, where trams share the streets...

Network Rail and Samaritans team up to help reduce suicides on rail network

Every year over 200 people take their own lives on Britain’s railways. Railway suicide affects drivers and staff including station staff, track workers and police...

A new safety policy statement from Network Rail’s Chief Executive

Written by Colin Wheeler for RailStaff On visiting Network Rail’s Safety Central website I was delighted to find a new, simple, intelligible but focused and...

No Messin’ Railway Safety Cup 2011 champions crowned

Aspiring young footballers from Swansea have been emulating their promotion-winning heroes, Swansea City. Pentrehafod School was crowned No Messin’ Railway Safety Cup 2011 champions after...

SigNovate’s new platform takes the strain off rail workers

Health and safety is a huge consideration within the rail industry, no more so than for engineers working on track. All organisations work hard to...

Wing Award for Safety winners

Once again the Wing Award for Safety resulted in a tie between two major contributors to the field of railway lineside safety. John Camp, of...