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Smart technology has preserved the UK railway’s safety record
Smart use of data and technology is helping to protect and enhance Britain’s excellent rail safety record, according to rail safety body, RSSB…
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UK Government supports projects to improve train journeys for disabled passengers
A series of innovative, high-tech schemes, including an augmented reality project to support people who use sign language on train journeys, will be developed after winning a government-funded competition.
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The UK rail sector needs change without crisis
Anthony Perret, Head of Sustainable Development at the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) discusses possible reasons for Britain’s rail sector’s perceived foot-dragging with respect to sustainable development. Is the lack of a more ambitious approach to the subject due to the absence of a ‘burning platform’?
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Brexit: Rail industry advised to plan for alternate realities
According to the RSSB, the rail industry needs to adopt a pragmatic approach to Brexit, given the uncertainty of the final destination.
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Rail Safety and Standards Board hires Chief Operating Officer
Johnny Schute, newly made COO, looks forward to being involved in the drive to make RSSB an even more customer-focused business…
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Scientific approach is needed to increase passenger comfort
The rail sector has decided train seat design requires scientific research to be able to provide a more informed approach to making seats both comfortable and safe for passengers…
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UK Minister pledges to remove diesel-only trains from tracks by 2040
Jo Johnson, the UK’s Minister of State for the Department for Transport, has announced plans for every diesel train in Britain to be scrapped by 2040...
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The industry standard for rail platform safety has been updated
The rail industry has collectively agreed and signed up to an updated industry standard for platform safety.
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Key Train Requirements updated to aid design of new trains
10 August 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The UK rail industry has endorsed the latest edition of Key Train Requirements published by the RSSB which aim to help rolling stock procurers, manufacturers and system suppliers in the design of new trains.
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Level crossing deaths drop to lowest level in 20 years
13 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Level crossing deaths in Britain are at their lowest recorded level for almost a generation says the industry’s independent safety body RSSB.
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Visibility of trains – what’s changing?
17 March 2016 | By RSSB
In an article for Global Railway Review, the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) discusses recent changes to standards for rail vehicles ensuring trains are sufficiently audible and visible on Britain’s railways…
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Improving station safety & reducing incidents on platforms
11 February 2016 | By RSSB and Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) speaks to Global Railway Review about the launch of a new guide aimed at improving station safety and reducing platform-related accidents…
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Rail Safety & Security supplement
We take a look at concerns with metal theft for the rail industry, what RSSB is proactively doing to improve safety on the UK’s railways, and Chris Carr from ERA reflects on rail safety performance data for 2014 at a European level, plus he examines how the industry should work…
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RSSB’s role in helping to improve safety on the railways
Despite continual growth in usage, rail remains the safest form of land transport in the UK. George Bearfield, Director of System Safety at RSSB1 explains what the organisation is doing to improve safety on the rail network and its role in ensuring that the industry doesn’t get complacent.
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Helping to improve GB rail winter operations
The members of the UK’s RSSB (the Rail Safety and Standards Board) include infrastructure companies, train and freight operators, rolling stock owners and suppliers to the industry. Head of the Delivery, Research and Standards Department at the RSSB, Jane Dobson, explains what the organisation is doing to help this industry…
