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2470 mental health interventions recorded across West Coast main line in just five years
This World Mental Health Day (10 October 2024), Network Rail has announced a new milestone with its Rail Suicide Prevention Programme as 2470 interventions have been made across the West Midlands and between London Euston and the North West of England.
Network Rail’s Suicide Prevention Programme marks key milestone with over 27,000 recorded interventions
This World Mental Health Day (10 October 2024), Network Rail has announced a new milestone with its Rail Suicide Prevention Programme as more than 27,000 interventions have been made across Britain’s rail network.*
2,608 lives saved on the railway across the south of England in just five years
- New figures reveal that the Rail Suicide Prevention Programme has carried out over 2,600 potentially life-saving interventions across Network Rail’s Southern region
- Nationally, over 27,000 interventions have been made since the partnership with Samaritans and the British Transport Police began in 2010.
- Partnership helps raise awareness about suicide prevention and provides specialist training for rail industry staff to help identify and support a vulnerable person
Urgent repairs underway after East Coast Main Line signalling fire
Rail passengers are being warned of major delays on the East Coast Main Line after a fire involving signalling cabling near Stevenage.
ONE MONTH TO GO: West of England line between Axminster and Exeter to close for two weeks for important upgrade work
Buses will replace trains between Axminster and Exeter St Davids from Saturday 9 November to Friday 22 November inclusive while Network Rail engineers install a mile of new track through Honiton Tunnel.
Transpennine Route Upgrade announces new Managing Director
James Richardson has today been announced as the new managing director of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, the multi-billion railway electrification scheme delivering faster, cleaner and greener journeys for millions of people across the north of England.
Getting ready for autumn: How we’re reducing leaf-fall on the track between Wrexham and Bidston
The autumn weather is on the way – some might say it has already arrived – and at Network Rail that means a fresh set of challenges.
Island Line services resume following completion of large programme of vital maintenance
South Western Railway (SWR) services resume this morning (Monday 7 October) following a month-long closure of the Island Line while engineers completed a comprehensive programme of critical maintenance.
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