Is it time for people to take railway safety more seriously?
More than half (61 per cent) of the fatalities from railway accidents in the EU involve unauthorised persons and trespassers. Since freight trains are increasingly…
Germany: girl risks life travelling on freight train
A 14-year-old girl jumped on a freight train and travelled for 70 kilometres before jumping off. The incident took place in Germany, on the route…
Bridge bashing and running reds a headache for UK Network Rail
With five bridges hit by road traffic every day, and an increasing number of crossing violations and trespass incidents, the UK infrastructure manager, Network Rail…
UIC: education about rail trespassing is ‘imperative’
Trespassing on rail infrastructure was responsible for more than half of all significant rail accidents recorded in Europe last year, says the International Union of…