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• Network Rail, in partnership with the rail industry, has published the second phase of its Network Operating Strategy aimed at improving operations
• The strategy is designed to help the rail industry provide a better experience for passengers and freight users
• It focuses on a collaborative industry approach to applying the strategy’s recommendations and areas for improvements covering people, change/technology, and processes

Network Rail has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Thales Ground Transportation Systems Ltd to develop and trial Fibre Optic Acoustic Sensing (FOAS) technology that will support improvements in safety and performance on the railway.

• Registration has opened for Rail Wellbeing Live, the rail industry’s biggest free wellbeing event, which returns on 17 to 18 November
• More than 100 speakers and 75 pick ‘n’ mix free sessions to choose from
• New for 2021: 10pm evening sessions to attract frontline workers; and opportunity to nominate colleague for Wellbeing Hero Award.

• Vast majority of the rail network – over 95% – will be open for business as usual over the August Bank Holiday
• Some routes will be affected by the upgrade works taking place, so passengers should plan ahead
• The railway expects people to follow government guidance and out of respect for others, wear a face covering in busy indoor settings unless they are exempt

• As the nation begins to readjust to life with easing restrictions, Network Rail, British Transport Police and the wider rail industry joins charity to empower the public to act if they see someone who needs help by starting a conversation
• New survey reveals over three quarters of the nation have continued to use small talk with strangers during pandemic restrictions, including connecting with neighbours they hadn’t spoken to before
• One in five surveyed are more likely to want to make small talk once restrictions have lifted, appreciating the sense of community the pandemic brought out

Winners of the 'Wish I was There'  Competition are unveiled at an exhibition launched at London's Waterloo station

• Vast majority of the rail network – over 95% – will be open for business as usual over the August Bank Holiday
• Some routes will be affected by the upgrade works taking place, so passengers should plan ahead
• The railway expects people to follow government guidance and out of respect for others, wear a face covering in busy indoor settings unless they are exempt

• Purse / wallet (33%) and keys (31%) were among the other personal items adults would retrieve from the track
• Yet 98% of adults understand that stepping onto the tracks carries risk of serious injury or death
• Seven-time Paralympian Simon Munn, MBE, joins Network Rail and British Transport Police to launch new safety film – Shattered Lives – highlighting the devastating consequences of adult trespass