HSEQ

South Western Railway (SWR) has marked the installation of publicly accessible, automated, external defibrillators at over 150 staffed stations on its vast network, available for local communities at any time of the day. The defibrillators are placed in protective cabinets,...

SPL Powerlines UK has been presented with a ‘gold disc’ for becoming a gold level partner of the Rail Safe Friendly programme. Rail Safe Friendly, which is run by digital education provider Learn Live, was launched in March 2023 and...

KeolisAmey Docklands, operator of the DLR on behalf of Transport for London (TfL), has joinedforces with Tended to provide geofencing technology for its trackside teams working on the DLR. The DLR requires continuous maintenance and upgrades, including a number of...

Liam Johnston, Executive Director, Railway Mission In the bustling world of railways, where the heartbeat of transportation connects towns, cities, and industries, the significance of human connection cannot be overlooked. Just as tracks link destinations, the railway industry has embarked...

Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, has announced that Declan Collier is to be reappointed as Chair of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) for a further five-year term. Mr. Collier has ensured ORR remains a significant, respected and independent regulator,...

Passengers are being advised of changes to journeys while platforms 13 and 14 at Manchester Piccadilly station are resurfaced this September. Network Rail teams are returning to the station’s through platforms to complete work started earlier this year to install...

Morson Training, the award-winning learning and development division of the Morson Group, has become Network Rail’s key strategic partner for training delivery as we have been appointed as Master vendor for track safety, first aid, working at height, and...

In its 2023 health and safety report, released today (Wednesday 19 July), the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says that Network Rail must ensure it delivers the changes needed to address the risks of climate change, and, along...

Britain’s largest long-distance operator, CrossCountry, has announced the appointment of Wendy Smith as HR and Safety Director. Wendy joins from HS2, where she was Head of HR, responsible for developing the future capability of the organisation. Prior to that, she...

Rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has appointed previous interim Head of Safety and Health, Samantha Facey, as Health, Safety and Security Director, further reinforcing the firm’s commitment to ensuring that everyone working and travelling on GTR’s network comes...