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Shocking CCTV shows distracted Brits risking it all at pedestrian level crossings, warns Network Rail
- Over the past four years there have been 1,574 reported near miss incidents across the railway network involving pedestrians at level crossings. During that period, incidents have increased on average by 16% from April to May
- “The consequences of a split-second decision can be life-altering,” says Lucy Ruck who lost her leg in a level crossing incident
Network Rail engineers gear up for £133m investment in Britain's railway this May
Network Rail is set to undertake more than 630* projects across Britain's railway during the early and late May Bank holidays. These projects are designed to keep the majority of the network open for travel as usual while making significant improvements to the railway infrastructure.
National & regional news
Passengers advised of West Coast main line and Euston HS2 upgrades in 2021
Network Rail has announced major upgrades on the West Coast main line and at London Euston in spring/summer 2021.
Passengers thanked as lift upgrade completed at Tamworth station
Passengers are being thanked for their patience after a major overhaul to Tamworth station’s lifts.
Super-fast graffiti cover up in £500k Midlands and Chiltern railway crackdown
Graffiti on the railway is being targeted across the West Midlands and Chilterns area to improve its appearance for passengers and people who live and work nearby.
Channel 4 and Nationwide Building Society partner with Co-op and Network Rail to highlight shocking abuse suffered by UK customer facing staff
- Customer facing staff working in the UK experience over 400 abuse incidents every day and rising [i]
- 43% of shop workers say they have been threatened with physical violence. 1 in 5 mention the use of a knife [ii]
- 70% of front line rail staff have experienced workplace violence in the last 12 months [iii]
Safe storage for Stephenson statue during Euston’s HS2 transformation
A Grade-II listed statue of railway pioneer Robert Stephenson has been removed and put into safe storage while Euston station undergoes its major HS2 redevelopment.
Rail industry and charities join forces to tackle street homelessness with new Rough Sleeping on Rail Charter
- Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines, transport secretary Grant Shapps and BTP assistant chief constable Charlie Doyle commit to tackling street homelessness as first signatories of new charter
- Network Rail to work with five charity partners as part of Routes out of Homelessness initiative, including fundraising, events, additional support and pilot outreach scheme in stations
- Murals unveiled at Network Rail stations to mark the occasion ahead of World Homeless Day on Saturday 10th October
Network Rail introduces coffee cup recycling: passengers encouraged to Sip, Save and Recycle to help make stations greener
- Network Rail installs 32 coffee cup recycling bins at seven of Britain’s biggest and busiest stations
- Cup recycling facilities in all 20 managed stations by the end of October, after YouGov poll reveals that less than a third (30%) of Brits who buy coffee while travelling recycle their cup properly, using a recycling bin specifically for paper/coffee cups
- Initiative forms part of Network Rail’s ambitions to make stations cleaner and greener
Passengers warned Crewe signalling failure disruption will continue this weekend
Passengers are being thanked for their patience as engineers continue to fix a major fault with railway signalling affecting trains between Manchester, Stoke, Birmingham and London.
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