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Plans to upgrade seven level crossings in Britain submitted to DfT
A TWAO application has been submitted that outlines plans to upgrade seven level crossings as part of the £194m Cambridge re-signalling programme.
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‘Don’t put your life at risk, stay away from tracks!’
With level crossing and railway trespass related collisions amounting to over 90 per cent of all railway accidents, Isabelle Fonverne, Senior Advisor for Safety and Interoperability at the UIC, explains why raising awareness of safety initiatives is now more important than ever and how ILCAD 2022 will play a part…
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RAIB release report into Norfolk level crossing near miss
After a near collision between a passenger train and two cars at Coltishall Lane user worked level crossing, the RAIB have released several recommendations.
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Level crossing safety improvements across Illinois given the go ahead
The Illinois Commerce Commission is expected to spend $386 million over a five-year period to pay for improvements at almost 880 level crossing locations.
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ARA welcomes new investments in safety and training initiatives
ARA have welcomed funding for safety and training initiatives in the recent Federal Budget, as the industry looks to support the nation’s economic growth.
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Connecting autonomous vehicles and smart level crossings: The future of incident prevention
Connected vehicles are becoming commonplace on the road and are increasingly moving towards more automation. In 2017, the SNCF Innovation and Research Department developed a project to transform level crossings into a crossroads connected with road vehicles. Building upon the results of this project, SNCF started a new challenge in…
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UIC, IRF and OLE collaborate to improve level crossings safety
The International Union of Railways, the International Road Federation, and Operation Lifesaver Estonia, are collaborating to raise awareness of level crossing safety and prevent accidents.
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Rail safety project launched by SWR in partnership with UK Youth
UK Youth and South Western Railway have partnered to invest in a rail safety project to educate 11–25-years-old on the risks of trespassing, vandalism, and level crossing misuse.
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Getlink launches a new unaccompanied rail freight Channel Tunnel service
Getlink is to inaugurate a new cross-Channel Tunnel unaccompanied rail freight service for all transporters, which will operate 24 hours a day and six days per week.
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Driving forward the modernisation of Bulgaria’s rail infrastructure
Krasimir Papukchiyski, Director General of Bulgaria’s National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC), tells Global Railway Review about how it is driving forward upgrades and modernisation in its rail infrastructure in order to restore Bulgaria’s railway to the level of its European counterparts.
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ORR publishes new level crossing risk management guidance for UK railways
ORR's new guidance does not specify requirements or solutions, allowing for a proportionate, case-by-case approach to be made for each level crossing in the UK.
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A deadly shot: The danger of photography at level crossings
Megan Drayton, Foundation Manager of TrackSAFE Foundation New Zealand, discusses how the increasing popularity of rail tracks and level crossings as a fashionable backdrop in the age of modern photography, creative media and even selfies is seeing lives put at risk.
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Projects, campaigns and programmes to improve safety at level crossings in Austria
Herbert Ofner, Safety Spokesperson at Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), details the multifaceted approach that the organisation has taken to increase safety at level crossings throughout Austria, and the value of asking all crossing users to consider the situation from other user’s viewpoints.
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Tackling the issue of safety at Sweden’s level crossings
Helena Rådbo, Senior Advisor for Railway Safety at Trafikverket, discusses the new campaign that the agency is planning for ILCAD 2021 and how it is working to improve safety at level crossings on the country’s rail network.
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Transforming Croatia’s rail in harmony with European standards
Ivan Kršić, President of the Management Board of HŽ Infrastruktura, details the work being carried out to revitalise both passenger and freight rail in the Republic of Croatia and the benefits to be realised in creating a truly pan-European railway infrastructure.