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• Over one third of adults would retrieve their phone, 33% would get their purse or wallet and 31% would step onto the track for their keys¹
• Yet 98% of adults understand that stepping onto the tracks carries risk of serious injury or death
• 975 trespass incidents were reported on or around the East Coast Main Line between April 2020 and March 2021³

As the summer holidays get underway and COVID restrictions have lifted, one of Network Rail’s level crossing managers is urging people in Lincolnshire to make sure they know how to stay safe when using crossings.

Network Rail has teamed up with partners to put on a day of free science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) activities at King’s Cross.

Plans are progressing for a new Tram Train stop and Park & Ride in Templeborough, Rotherham.

Network Rail has completed a major project to replace Manton railway bridge in Rutland, which was over 150 years old.

Network Rail will install two temporary staircases at Royston station next month to save Great Northern and Thameslink passengers time switching between the two platforms while the footbridge is out of action.

• 41% of adults across the East Midlands say they would retrieve their phone from the track, 41% would risk everything for their purse or wallet and 42% would get their keys
• 890 trespass incidents reported between April 2020 and March 2021 across Network Rail’s East Midlands route³
• New safety film – Shattered Lives – highlights the devastating consequences of adult trespass
• There are other hidden dangers, such as the lethal current which runs through the overhead lines. They are always on so always stay off 

• New Changing Places facility at Leeds station will help those with mobility-limiting disabilities travel with confidence.
• Leeds is leading the way for better accessibility, with the most Changing Places facilities in the UK.
• Further improvements include a new accessible toilet on platform zero and staff disability awareness training throughout July.