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New red light enforcement cameras rolled out at Kent, Sussex and Surrey level crossings, plus CCTV of drivers dicing with death
A major investment in railway safety in Kent, Sussex and Surrey will see state-of-the-art red light cameras installed at the county’s highest-risk level crossings, Network Rail has announced today.
Popular East Yorkshire footpath to reopen as Network Rail completes work to install safety equipment
A footpath which has been closed to the public will fully reopen at 17:00 on Friday, 5 October as Network Rail has finished installing monitoring equipment.
CCTV shows distracted drivers risking their lives at a level crossing as one in ten drivers in Anglia say they wont wait over five minutes
CCTV footage released by Network Rail today shows the impact of being distracted at level crossings as new research reveals that one in ten drivers in Anglia would wait no more than five minutes at the barriers. In the last five years, there has been an increase in the number of near misses at level crossings on Anglia's rail network.
Research reveals one in every seven drivers dice with death at level crossings every day
New research from Network Rail reveals an alarming one in seven drivers report they wouldn’t wait for the barrier or gate to open at a level crossing before driving their vehicle over. In the last five years alone, six people have lost their lives in vehicles at level crossings 1, with many more being hurt and injured.
Early opening for £8m Stirling railway bridge
Kerse Road in Stirling will re-open on Friday 19 October – a week earlier than anticipated -as work on the multi-million-pound project completes its most significant phase.
Project to improve accessibility at Lincolnshire railway station begins next week
Network Rail will begin work to improve accessibility at Scunthorpe railway station on Monday, 8 October.
OMG! Leaves on the line again. It’s no joke as Network Rail, Southeastern and Govia Thameslink Railway launch campaign to keep passengers moving this autumn
“Would you ask someone to accelerate over black ice on the roads? Leaves on the line pose the same danger on the railway, so we can’t risk the safety of passengers by driving trains at full speed when conditions are bad.”
Biggest investment into railway in Derby since the Victorian era enters final week
Network Rail’s £200million investment to upgrade the railway in Derby has entered its final week.
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