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In October 2021, a collision involving the Great Western Railway passenger service from London Paddington to Swansea and an engineering trolley took place.
Following the accident, Network Rail commissioned a weather advisory taskforce – led by Dame Julia Slingo – and an earthworks management taskforce – led
Parents are being urged to talk to their children about rail safety amid fears of another surge in trespass incidents when coronavirus rules are eased. There was a surge in reckless behaviour on the tracks by under-18s last summer after the first national lockdown was relaxed. British Transport Police (BTP) figures show 2,087 cases of trespassing on Britain’s railways by children were recorded between July and December, up 40% compared with the same period in 2019. Network Rail head of public and passenger safety Allan Spence described the increase as “truly worrying”. He explained that...
Visually impaired man fell onto tracks from platform that had no strips to show edge Cleveland Gervais was killed by a passenger train after falling onto tracks at Eden Park station last year Updated Cleveland Gervais was killed after being struck by a train on February 26, 2020 (Image: PA) Get the latest email updates for Surrey with our FREE daily newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes theyâll include recommendations for other related newslett...