Passenger safety

Train protection systems

8 May 2024
Train protection is equipment fitted to trains and the track that can reduce risks from signals passed at danger (SPADs) and over-speeding.

Rail regulator publishes Class 800 series safety report

7 April 2022
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) – the economic and safety regulator of Britain’s railway – has made several recommendations from its review of how the rail industry responded to the potential safety issues leading to the withdrawal of Hitachi Rail’s Class 800 series trains in May last year.

Learning the lessons: ORR review into Hitachi Class 800 series and Class 385 cracking issue

7 April 2022
ORR immediately launched a review of both the passenger and safety impact following Hitachi Rail Class 800 series trains withdrawn from service for safety checks on Great Western Railway, London North Eastern Railway, TransPennine Express and Hull Trains, along with cracks being separately discovered after examination on ScotRail’s Class 385 and Southeastern’s Class 395 trains in May 2021.

ORR publishes interim report on Hitachi train cracks

9 September 2021
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) today reports in its interim review that Hitachi’s Class 800 and 385 series trains were affected by stress corrosion and fatigue cracks. These resulted in a significant number of Class 800 trains being withdrawn from service in May.

Rail industry comes together to support Samaritans

27 March 2019
The rail industry has today announced the five-year Million Hour Challenge, which aims to encourage staff to donate their time, energy and skill to help the Samaritans in their work supporting people in emotional crisis.

Station and platform safety

14 January 2014
Information and advice for passengers on station safety issues such as platform gaps and stepping distances.
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