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On 10 May 2002, seven people sadly lost their lives and many more were injured in a train derailment at Potters Bar. 20 years on, one of our safety inspectors provides an account of attending the scene and subsequent investigations.

There are around 4,500 route miles of strategic road network in England – the motorways and major A roads and of those 4,500 miles, around 370 miles are classed as “smart motorways”.

The railway has always been about building connections through an integrated network which links towns, cities and even countries – bringing people together who live hundreds of miles apart.

Reflections for International Women's Day 2022 by Claire Brooks, Louise Butcher, Grace Marsella, Jo Morphet, Toromo Nworji, Sophie O'Brien and Sneha Patel.

Our recently published annual "Benchmarking National Highways" report includes more regional performance data than ever before.

With the constant swirl of news you would be forgiven for missing the Department for Transport’s recent publication of the document which gives the green light to start the development process for the third Road Investment Strategy (‘RIS3' for short).

Today we have launched ‘Britain’s Railway in Numbers’ – a series of short animations providing key information from some of our most popular statistical releases.

Between April 2020 and March 2021, there were 253 fatalities as a result of suicide or suspected suicide on Britain’s railway.

The most important thing to passengers after safety is the punctuality and reliability of trains. In 2018, performance in Network Rail’s North West and Central region (NW&C) deteriorated and failed to substantially recover during 2019.

Every road death or serious injury on the road network leaves a lasting effect on families, friends as well as those involved in dealing with such incidents.