What's On 2025...

Ahead of Rail Safety Week, the team behind the Railway Work, Life & Death project will be hosting an event to launch their project data at The National Archives in London.

The new dataset will add an additional c.69,000 historic cases of railway staff accident to the project database. They come from railway company records, covering 1855-1929. This doubles the size of the project database, and is full of fascinating insight into work on the railway in the past, and of course railway employee safety.

As well as the full data launch, they will also be holding a subsidiary launch (supported by TfW) in Llanelli, on Monday 23 June.

This week we are supporting Rail Safety Week! Whether you work in the rail industry or rely on trains for travel, safety is everyone’s priority. Get involved, stay informed, and check out the Children’s Competitions for a chance to win great prizes!

Aaron Engineering Group is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Here at ADComms, we’ll be hosting a lunch & learn session for our team. Encouraging our staff to get away from their desks and have a chat with our HSQE Experts, myth-busting and answering those trivial health & safety questions they’ve always wanted to know the answers to.

Mohammad Munir Azam Khan spoke to the AECOM team in Swindon about electrical safety — not only on the railway but also in our everyday lives.

He emphasized that while all the necessary procedures and tools are in place, our safety ultimately depends on adopting the right behaviours. This includes practices like “test before touch” and speaking up if you’re unsure about isolated equipment.

There was great engagement from everyone who attended — thank you to all who took part!

Aero Healthcare UK are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Supporting Rail Safety Week 2025: Enhancing rail safety through innovation.

Working within the rail sector, we’re committed to delivering innovative visualisation and simulation solutions that help improve safety, training, and operational awareness.

From our RapidRail solution, which provides a highly realistic, immersive view from the cab for driver training and familiarisation, through to our involvement in research projects focused on level crossing design and safety, everything we do is driven by the goal of making rail transport safer for everyone.

This week is a powerful reminder of how collaboration, technology, and awareness can protect lives and build a safer future for the industry.

Amey Rail Ltd. is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025 and the Rail Safe Friendly Programme!

At Anturas Consulting, we asked our Technical Assurance Team the question:
“What does rail safety mean to you?”

Their responses reflect the shared commitment, responsibility, and passion we all have for keeping our railways safe for everyone.

Rail safety is not just a protocol, it is a mindset which focuses on protecting lives, preventing incidents, and ensuring every journey is a safe one through collaboration, vigilance, and continuous improvement.

We are proud to be part of an industry that puts safety first, and we thank those who work tirelessly to uphold the highest standards every day.

As we mark Rail Safety Week, it’s a powerful reminder that the railway is not a playground—yet many young people and even adults still see it that way.

At Arup, we’re proud to support the Rail Safe Friendly Programme, a vital initiative working to ensure every school in the UK is enrolled by 2027. We believe that early education is key to preventing tragic, avoidable incidents. That’s why we’re committed to continuing this work and encouraging others to get involved.

This Rail Safety Week, we’re focusing on how smarter infrastructure can help protect both passengers and rail networks from the growing risks posed by extreme weather.

Our Weather Resilience and Drainage Asset Management Transformation project is helping Network Rail to take a more proactive approach to managing flood risks and drainage systems across the UK rail network. By combining data science, geospatial analysis and asset management, we’re reshaping how the railway prepares for – and responds to – the challenges of a changing climate.

Because a safer railway is a more resilient one.

Rail Safety Week 2025 is a vital reminder that safety doesn’t just happen — it’s built into every step of what we do.

As an electrical contractor heavily involved in the rail industry — from lighting and CCTV upgrades to points heating installations — safety is not just a checklist, it’s our mindset.

Every project we deliver is designed with safety in mind:

• Lighting upgrades to improve visibility for passengers and workers
• CCTV systems to enhance security and incident response
• Points heating to keep railways operational and safe in harsh weather

Working trackside comes with serious responsibility. During Rail Safety Week, we’re proud to stand with the rail community in reinforcing the importance of staying alert, working to standard, and never cutting corners.

Safety isn’t just for this week — it’s every shift, every site, every time.

This Rail Safety Week, we’re proud of the part we play in driving railway safety, and even more proud to stand alongside our colleagues across the industry.

A safe railway needs people who feel supported, heard, and trusted. This is what we work towards each day, in the conversations we have, and in the partnerships we build.

Rail Safety Week is an important reminder of the shared commitment across the industry. It’s a time to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the purpose behind everything we do: keeping people safe.

Atkore Flexicon is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025.

With our comprehensive range of metallic & non-metallic flexible conduits, plus accompanying fittings & accessories, your cables are safely routed and protected from even the harshest of environments.

Atkore Unistrut & Atkore Marco are launching our latest Rail Industry Solutions brochure, showcasing Atkore’s cable management and protection contributing to safe, reliable rail systems worldwide.

Client Services Manager Leanda Waring will be speaking about “Fast, Reliable, and Non-Invasive: Revolutionising Workforce Drug Testing, alongside Monica Barbosa, Director of Client Service at RSS Infrastructure, as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear their speaking slot between 14:30-14:45 on Wednesday 18th June.

At Aura, safety is at the heart of everything we do – from how we work on-site to the standards we set behind the scenes. That’s why last year we worked hard to achieve ISO 45001, the international benchmark for occupational health and safety.

Here’s a recap of our Health & Safety Manager, Bernie, explaining what the accreditation means and how it helps us protect our people, our customers, and the environments we work in, especially in safety-critical sectors like rail.

We’re proud to support Rail Safety Week and continue raising the bar for safe working practices across the industry.

Avanti West Coast will be teaming up with London Northwestern and West Midlands Railways, the British Transport Police, and Network Rail, conducting internal and external campaigns on topics such as trespass reduction, safeguarding, VAWG, incident reporting, health, wellbeing, and good sleep hygiene.

In support and to mark Rail Safety week Baker Hicks will be undertaking a session with our Rail and Examinations team’s on “Site visits and Safe work planning.” and throughout the week we will be reinforcing our 100% Safe together Initiative.
At BakerHicks, we’re committed to conducting our business with the highest health and safety standards and want to be 100% safe in everything we do.
Our 100% Safe Together promise is based on five core pillars – safe lives, safe choices, safe relationships, safe places and safe by design.

SAFE LIVES.
We care for people, promoting health and wellbeing for everyone who works with us.

SAFE BY CHOICE.
We choose to be safe, as standard, avoiding unnecessary risks.

SAFE RELATIONSHIPS.
We gain trust through active engagement, collaboration, and feedback.

SAFE PLACES.
We create secure environments which protect against harm.

SAFE BY DESIGN.
We stay safe through detailed and intelligent planning and making the right decisions.

Regional Director Dr. Alistair MacDonald will be speaking about “Enhancing Worksite Safety: Digital Enhancements in the People Plant Interface” as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear his speaking slot between 11:35-11:50 on Wednesday 18th June.

BAM Site Direct are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

On Wednesday, Stuart Goodman was on hand to deliver demonstrations across a wide range of products, notably our 3M PELTOR active hearing protection, tool tethering solutions, and powered air equipment.

There was great engagement between Lee Rawson-Gill and our team on how we can deploy 3M’s educational resources to improve awareness and knowledge around noise-induced hearing loss in the workplace.

Barkers Fencing is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

This we are celebrating our Fabrications team, whose expertise continue to make a significant impact on a wide range of rail projects across the UK, including the Metro Extension right here in the Midlands in partnership with Midland Metro Alliance.

Our team is dedicated to ensuring that every rail project not only meets but exceeds safety standards while simultaneously guaranteeing Access For All (AFA) for our local community.

BCS Group is proud to be “Building Safety Together”. Join us in recognising the importance of rail safety and expansion, and the hard work of those who make it possible!

Bishop Line Community Rail Partnership is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Christopher Sutherland, Inspector, Public Protection and Vulnerability, will be speaking about “A Continuum of Care: BTP’s Approach to Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention,” as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear his speaking slot between 14:45-15:00 on Wednesday 18th June.

The British Transport Police will also be teaming up with London Northwestern and West Midlands Railways, Avanti West Coast, and Network Rail, conducting both internal and external campaigns on topics such as trespass reduction, safeguarding, VAWG, incident reporting, health, well being, and good sleep hygiene.

Alongside Network Rail, The British Transport Police have released a Thomas & Friends story book, to encourage parents and children to discuss rail safety.

As Rail Safety Week gets underway, C&G Systems reaffirms its commitment to supporting a safer, more efficient railway across the UK. Safety is not a slogan- it’s built into everything we do, from frontline fatigue management to digital possession planning.

• Smarter authority to work
  Our Checkpoint Authority to Work app brings control and clarity to worksite operations. By enabling all authorised personnel to begin work at the same time, the app reduces delays, ensures compliance, and provides real-time verification of safety competencies. It’s a simple solution with significant safety impact.
• Planning that drives safe delivery
  Checkpoint PDP (Project Delivery Planning) gives rail contractors full visibility of progress, cost, and resource use- before, during and after delivery. With real-time updates and detailed reporting, project teams can plan and control works with greater accuracy, while staying compliant with safety standards at every step.
• Fatigue management that fits
  We understand that managing fatigue isn’t just a compliance exercise- it’s a safety-critical responsibility. Our Network Rail and RISQS-compliant fatigue management tool offers SMEs an affordable, effective solution, with licences starting from just £3,000 per year. Designed to reduce risk without complexity, it helps teams protect their people while staying on budget.
• Possession planning with real-world experience
  With over two decades of experience, our possession planners have supported some of Scotland’s most complex rail projects. We interrogate every plan in detail- checking access, train movements, conflicting works and more, before any submission is made. It’s this attention to detail that helps our clients deliver safely and on time.
• Built by railway people
  Our team brings over 100 years of combined rail operational knowledge, with backgrounds in Network Rail, Siemens and Babcock. We know the challenges because we’ve worked in the roles that face them, trackside, in planning rooms, and on control calls. That insight shapes every system we design and every service we deliver.
• Working together to improve safety
  This Rail Safety Week, we’re proud to stand alongside contractors, operators and planners in making the UK’s railway safer for all.

Our commitment to ensuring the safety of our colleagues and customers across the c2c route is fundamental. We’re proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025.

Cairn Cross are proud to announce our strong participation in Rail Safety Week 2025. This vital initiative serves as a crucial reminder of the importance of vigilance and adherence to safety protocols within the rail industry.

At Cairn Cross, safety is not just a buzzword; it’s an embedded principle that guides every aspect of our operations. We understand the inherent risks associated with working on or near the railway, and we are unwavering in our commitment to ensuring the well-being of our employees, our partners, and the public.
Throughout Rail Safety Week, we will be reinforcing our commitment through a series of internal initiatives, including:

1. Refresher training sessions: Ensuring all personnel are up-to-date on the latest rail safety regulations and best practices.
2. Toolbox talks: Focusing on specific hazards and preventative measures relevant to our current projects.
3. Awareness campaigns: Highlighting the critical role each individual plays in maintaining a safe working environment.
4. Open discussions: Encouraging employees to share insights and identify areas for continuous improvement.

We are incredibly proud of our team’s dedication to maintaining an impeccable safety record. However, we also recognise that safety is an ongoing journey, requiring constant vigilance and proactive measures. Rail Safety Week provides an invaluable opportunity to re-emphasise these principles and foster a culture where safety remains the absolute priority.
We urge all our industry colleagues and partners to join us in promoting rail safety this week and every week. Together, we can work towards a future where everyone returns home safely at the end of each day.

We are proud to be supporting Rail Safety Week, aiming to address, engage, promote and bring rail safety to the forefront of people’s minds across a dedicated week.

Policy Research Manager Stephen Goss will be speaking about “The Importance of Accessibility for Rail Passengers” as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear his speaking slot between 10:15-10:30 on Thursday 19th June.

Volunteer Richard Clinnick was interviewed on his mental health journey for the Rail Forum podcast, as part of Rail Safety Week 2025.

At Carl Stahl, safety isn’t just a priority — it’s our foundation.

That’s why we’re proud to support the Rail Safety Week movement, recognising the critical role that safety plays across every level of the rail industry.

Whether we’re delivering LOLER-compliant inspections, supplying high-quality lifting equipment, or providing essential training, we always put safety first; because every safe action contributes to a stronger, more secure rail industry.

Let’s keep building safety together.

As an important event within the rail industry, this week is a way to highlight the importance of safety on the railway, as the industry works to create improvements in knowledge, technology and more to better protect passengers, staff, and the general public.

Over the next few days, our influential rail experts will be attending key events around the country as they network with other key stakeholders.

On Monday, Steve Cere was in attendance at Rail Safe Friendly (RSF)’s Rail Safety Week Event at Crewe Station, who are on a mission to improve rail safety awareness within schools. During this event they were able to discuss on this shared commitment to rail safety education with their RSF Partners like Carlisle Support Services and many more.

Over at Manchester Piccadilly, Paul Brewer also hosted an event with staff from our Northern Rail contracts such as Northern and Metrolink, to provide our staff with valuable information and initiatives that will be taking place throughout the week.

With safety paramount in all our operations, Rail Safety Week provides a special focus on this crucial aspect. Throughout this week, this team will be actively discussing and raising awareness on various safety topics including Safeguarding, ACT and SCAN, HOT and WHAT, importance of personal safety and strategies for avoiding conflict situations.

Make sure to keep an eye out across our contracts throughout the week as our teams look to highlight and provide key information to our frontline staff.

Cemex is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

We are conducting health checks through a registered nurse across both our direct employees and sub contractors.

• A series of director safety tours and SHEQ inspections will be carried out across sites.
• PPE surveys to obtain information from our staff based around numerous element of PPE
• Cascading and acknowledgement of numerous key safety briefs and tool box talks.
• Face fit testing service for RPE

Stay tuned for some of our favorite tips and tricks for avoiding danger on or around trains and tracks. Whether you’re commuting, walking or biking near rail lines, your safety is our top priority!

Plus, be on the lookout for educational pop-ups coming to a station near you – next week only! Let’s work together to keep our communities safe.

CIRO will be hosting an online talk: “Shifting from Slogans to Culture,” on Friday 20th June from 12:30-13:20.

Working across the region with any of our industry partners, Railway Mission Chaplain Mike Roberts often finds himself in situations discussing safety – whether public, operational, occupational, psychological, or in many other forms. With anecdote and examples, Mike offers a chance to ask how we relocate safety from initiatives, events, and slogans into our railway culture and into our corporate DNA.

Alongside the PWI Group, CIRAS held a Lunch and Learn event, focusing on the critical importance of listening to safety concerns and how CIRAS supports confidential reporting to protect lives.

This year’s theme of Shared Vigilance is deeply connected to our values of Caring, Sharing, and Daring. It begins with a collective safety approach where everyone looks out for one another.

Additionally, Shared Vigilance fosters collaboration through communication. When we share observations about safety concerns, we strengthen our culture and empower each other to contribute to safety.

Lastly, it requires us to dare to speak up by addressing potentially risky situations and providing feedback.

Throughout the week, teams across our business have come together with 64,000 colleagues across the Colas group to participate in Safety Week, aiming to promote sustainable behaviour changes that will help us reach our shared goal of zero accidents.

Community Rail Education Network is delighted to share that the Backtrack Anti-Trespass Competition winners will be announced in a broadcast which will be shown throughout Rail Safety Week on Learn Live and Backtrack Social Media pages!

Community Rail Network and its members – community-based organisations working to connect communities with their railways – will be sharing examples of innovative community rail projects on social media that support and empower more people to travel safely, confidently and independently using public transport.

Rail Safety Week UK is a timely reminder of the critical role safety components play in preventing rail disasters.
Incidents like the derailment in Ohio (2023), the Lac-Megantic tragedy in Quebec (2013), and the Uttar Pradesh accident in India (2013) highlight the devastating consequences of brake system failures.
In Europe alone, equipment failures, including those related to braking systems, contribute to around 25% of all train derailments. While brakes may not be the most frequent cause, they are often a factor in the most serious accidents.

That’s why continuous innovation, strict safety regulations, and the careful selection of high-performance components, like pressure switches, are vital to ensuring safe railway operations.

Conwy Valley and North Wales Community Rail Partnership are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025. We are encouraging everyone to:

•  Always use designated crossings
• Stay behind the yellow line at stations
• Never trespass on the tracks

COWAP is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Crewe UTC welcomed Dave Jones and Asish Chandragiri from Railway Project Services for a presentation on Rail Safety Week 2025.

Students received an insightful industry talk on how the rail sector ensures the safety of both employees and passengers across the rail network. The session emphasized the critical importance of maintaining high standards of health and safety at all times within the industry/

Crewe Heritage Centre is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025.

Saturday 21st June: Interactive Rail Safety Talks from Network Rail celebrating Rail Safety week!!!

All activities and talks included in admission prices.
Open 10am-4.30pm (last admission 3.30pm)

Cross Country Trains is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

At DangerPoint we are extremely passionate about rail safety and education. Our Rangers teach children and young people all about safety whilst on board trains and near railway tracks, all whilst sitting in our very own train carriage!

The DB Safety team have created a daily focussed Comms to be delivered to all staff every day of rail safety week. We will cover the importance of good communication, safety critical Comms and speaking out and up if something isn’t right, security and being vigilant, Rail Safe Friendly, Mental Health.
To support these Comms we’ve also:
– launched our brand new DB Security training on day 1 of RSW
– attended the Rail Safe Friendly presentation on Monday where we received our 2025 gold disc
– attending Rail Live and will be attending the mental health cafe slot
– will end the week by publishing our new fatigue risk management policy that includes role specific fatigue risk assessments that have been created collaboratively with Unions and management reps

At DC Rail, safety is more than a priority — it’s a shared responsibility. In celebration of National Rail Safety Week, we’re proud to have launched our new staff feedback initiative: “You Said, We Did.”
This initiative is designed to empower our team to speak up, share insights, and help shape a safer, more responsive workplace. Every report matters — and every voice will be heard.

What’s it about?
“You Said, We Did” is our commitment to closing the loop on reported events. When staff raise concerns or suggestions, we’ll respond with clear actions and outcomes — because feedback should lead to change.
Every Monday, we send out a snap-shot of an event reported within the preivous few weeks and show our teams what we have done or are doing to address.

Department for Business and Trade is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025.

Representative of the Department for Business and Trade James Brewer attended Rail Live, and helped guide groups through the #SwitchedOn initiative

There is a busy week planned at Diamond for Rail Safety Week 2025

Hazzard Spotting activities
Mens Health Awareness
Improvement Workshops with our colleagues
Drills and Role Play
Safety display makeover
Customer involvement

At Diamond Rail we are also supporting pride and Rail Safety Week with a celebration of individuality and how that makes us a successful team! On International Picnic Day we will be hosting a Pride Picnic for colleagues which is coincidentally during Rail Safety Week 2025 – Acceptance makes for a safe place to work for all!

This week is a great focus for both physical and mental Health and Safety in the work place.

At Dual Inventive, we’re proud to be sponsoring Doncaster University Technology College educating both young people and parents/carers in Rail Safety. In partnership with Learn Live, we are championing the Rail Friendly programme to raise awareness of the dangers associated with rail and surrounding areas. To date, we’ve engaged with 750 young people through presentations and resources.

We’ll also be at Rail Live with our RSW25 selfie board, encouraging visitors to be part of the event – helping us to spread the word about Rail Safety through our social media platforms.

EMR will be focusing on two themes during Rail Safety Week – preventing trespass in collaboration with Network Rail and proactive accident prevention and reporting. They will be holding roadshows to promote the themes both internally with colleagues and externally with their customers, including:

• Lincoln Station – Tuesday 17th June
• Sheffield Station – Wednesday 18th June
• Kettering Station – Thursday 19th June
• Derby Station (joint with Rail Forum) – Saturday 21st June

Full overview of plans:

Monday 16th June:

• Launch via Partnership vlog
• SharePoint page updated with information
• All staff email including:
  • Promotion of roadshows and local activities at locations throughout the week
  • Launch of Spot the Hazard quiz
  • Choose to Challenge videos
  • What is a Close Call post
• Social media launch (Facebook)
• Choose to Challenge videos uploaded to digital screens

Tuesday 17th June:

• Rail Safety Week Roadshow at Lincoln (launch of staff accident handbook, close call promotion, new accident forms launch)
• BTP attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of criminal consequences of trespass and NR to raise awareness of dangers of railway
• St John’s Ambulance attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of defibrillators
• Close Call highlight (Facebook)
• Choose to Challenge video – Stations (Facebook)

Wednesday 18th June:

• Rail Safety Week Roadshow at Sheffield
• BTP attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of criminal consequences of trespass and NR to raise awareness of dangers of railway
• St John’s Ambulance attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of defibrillators
• Close Call highlight (Facebook)
• Reminder of Spot the Hazard quiz (Facebook)

Thursday 19th June:

• Rail Safety Week Roadshow at Kettering – attendance at session from ORR Inspector
• St John’s Ambulance attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of defibrillators
• BTP attendance at Roadshow to raise awareness of criminal consequences of trespass and NR to raise awareness of dangers of railway
• Close Call highlight (Facebook)
• Choose to Challenge video – Depot (Facebook)

Friday 20th June:

• Round up of content in EMR Weekly
• Choose to Challenge Video – Ops (Facebook)
• Close Call highlight (Facebook)

Saturday 21st June:

• Choose to Challenge video – On Train (Facebook)
• Close Call highlight (Facebook)
• Rail Forum / EMR joint stand at Derby Station to promote Rail Safety aimed as passengers / children
• St John’s Ambulance attendance to raise awareness of defibrillators

Sunday 22nd June:

• Final reminder of Spot the Hazard quiz (Facebook)

From foundational legislation to predictive analytics and AI, rail safety in the UK has undergone decades of transformation and at Ebeni, we’re proud to have supported that evolution.

Elite Precast Concrete are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Encompass Engineering is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025.

Throughout the week, we will be shining a spotlight on one of the most underestimated health and safety risks in the rail industry: noise.

From exposure to heavy machinery to long-term work in high-decibel environments, noise can have lasting effects on both physical and mental well-being.

Our goal is to raise awareness of noise as a safety risk and share how we can better protect teams across the network.

We will be sharing insights, thoughts and practical steps across our social media channels – follow along to see how together we can make the railway safer for everyone.

“Building diverse teams, and getting the best out of them” Talk at Rail Live, 18 Jun 2025, 15:15 – 15:30, Engineering Theatre.

All of the evidence shows that more diverse teams are more effective and efficient at operating and rising to challenges – and appealing to greater diversity widens the pool of talent we can recruit from. Many parts of the rail industry have targets to achieve greater diversity in their teams for these reasons. And yet, recruiting and retaining diverse talent can be extremely difficult. Poggy Murray Whitham from EqualEngineers joins Gareth Dennis to talk about how to overcome these challenges and resolve our skills shortages whilst building teams fit for the future.

At EviFile, we’re proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025 with stories, insights and conversations that highlight just how vital safety is across the rail industry.

This week, we’ll be sharing content, attending events and shining a spotlight on the people, processes and technologies driving safety forward.

Keith Oakes, Head of SHEQ and Josh Gardner, Technical Manager at Finning UK will be speaking on ‘Caterpillar – Safer by Design’ as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear their speaking slot between 11:00 – 11:15 on Wednesday 18 June.

At FJD, a safety-first mindset is paramount, both in the way we conduct our work on site, but also in the design solutions we develop for our clients. We are committed to fulfilling our H&S duties as Designers in accordance with all applicable legislation and industry regulations and engage in continuous improvement of our internal H&S management system to achieve that.

Safety is at the heart of everything that we do which is why we are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Friends of Altrincham Interchange are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

This Rail Safety Week, Ganymede are focusing on fatigue.

Whilst fatigue has been in the spotlight in recent years, many remain unaware of its underlying causes, common symptoms, and the serious risks it poses, as well as the practical steps we can all take to manage it more effectively.

GB Railfreight are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025.

We’ve launched our new Safety Plan – Spearheaded by our Safety and Sustainability Director, David Golding, this plan outlines both our long-term vision and our 2025 safety objectives—many of which are already well underway.

Throughout the week, our Safety Team has been leading sessions with staff across the country to showcase new safety initiatives in action. These have included:

• Demonstrations of new sanding machines
• Hands-on training in spillage response

We’ve also delivered sessions tailored to operational staff on key topics such as:

• The importance of good sleep preparation
• Hydration
• Help staff recognise signs of fatigue.

At GB Railfreight, we believe safety is everyone’s responsibility—and together, we’re working to make our workplace safer every day.

At GeoAccess, safety is more than a protocol –
it is a practice, a principle, and a promise.

This Rail Safety Week, we’re proud to share a short video capturing what rail safety truly means to us.

Every asset we attend is an opportunity to reinforce our core values and our culture of care.

Girl Guiding Scotland is working with Scotland Community Rail to support their groups to travel safely on trains.

Our Access to Nature project provides young people with real life travel training across multiple forms of public transport. From understanding how to safely navigate a train station, to booking demand responsive transport like The Robin, we are providing young people with the tools and knowledge to travel confidently and safely throughout Gloucestershire. By working with our partners at Cotswolds National Landscape, we aim to inspire young people to independently access the incredible Cotswolds using public transport. By combining comprehensive travel training with exciting nature based activities, we hope to create a generation of travellers confident to access natural spaces using sustainable forms of transport.

As part of Rail Safety Week, we’re also excited to share a brand-new resource!

We’ve been listening to what young people across Gloucestershire have told us about their experiences and concerns when using public transport. In response, we’ve developed a practical, easy-to-use travel safety leaflet packed with top tips and confidence-boosting advice to help make every journey feel safer and more empowering.
From planning your route to knowing what to do if something doesn’t feel right, this guide is all about building travel confidence for public transport journeys.

At GTR we’re running both internal and external campaigns throughout the week.

For our internal campaign we’ll be running our biennial Safety Culture Survey, asking our colleagues to share their thoughts, feelings and feedback about safety, health & security at GTR.

For our external customer campaign, we’ll be focussing on a newly prevalent risk of accidents at the platform train interface with young children, this will include a press release, social campaign and we’ll be giving away copies of Arlo’s Adventure railway safety children’s book.

We hope that these initiatives will enable our colleagues & customers to Be Safe, Feel Safe & Travel Safe with us.

Great Western Railway are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025.

On Tuesday 17th June Great Western railway are undertaking joint post fatality visits with Network Rail, British Transport Police, and Network Rail Western Route at Ivybridge and Camborne stations. Great Western are also meeting resident living near foot crossings at Toffles, as well as safety tours at Exeter maintenance depot.

At Ground Control, Rail Safety Week was a catalyst for reflection, accountability, and action.

Over the past 18 months, we’ve made significant strides in our Health & Safety performance and process. This week, we brought our teams together—on site and virtually—to have honest conversations about operational incidents across the industry. We challenged ourselves to dig deeper into our processes, challenge our approach to 019, and ensure that safety remains front and centre in everything we do.

We also had the privilege of attending Rail Live 2025, where our incredible team showcased the full scope of Ground Control’s services and capabilities. The engagement, energy, and professionalism on display were a testament to our ongoing commitment to safe, sustainable infrastructure.

Heart of England Community Rail Partnership is pleased to support Rail Safety Week 2025.

Heart of England CRP supports the Rail Safe Friendly Programme, teaching young people the importance of rail safety.

Rail Safety Week is here!
We’re joining organisations across the country to shine a spotlight on staying safe around the railway. Whether you’re a daily commuter, weekend traveller or passing near the tracks – every decision matters.

– Stay alert.
– Follow signs and signals.
– Always use level crossings safely.

Hereward Community Rail Project will be sharing lots of important messages during the week of 16th June, along with running some events, and we’re delighted once again to be visiting Peterborough Station on Saturday 21st June morning (8:00-11:00).

We’ll be there to spread the railway safety message and give away lots of railway safety resources, including colouring sheets, books, pens and pencils.
If you’re in the area, pop by and say hello!
We’ll be joined by railway operator colleagues who will be on hand to answer any railway-related questions you may have.

Hey Me is excited to be supporting Rail Safety Week 2025!

A lot of the work High Motive Ltd carries out is centered around the supply Safety Critical Equipment to the Railway, so this week from June 16th through to June 22nd, we’re supporting Rail Safety Week 2025 and the important message it conveys.

“Nothing you do on this site will be as important as going home to your friend, family and loved ones.”

Whether your career lies within the rail industry, or whether you use the railways to get from A to B – safety affects us all.

Director Mike Sansom will be speaking about “Introduction to “Switched On” Rail Safety Education for Schools,” as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear his speaking slot between 10:30-10:45 on Thursday 19th June.

Hull Trains are pleased to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Rail Safety Week is a vital reminder of the importance of safety across the rail network.

At Ibstock, our Rail & Infrastructure division is proud to support a safer, more efficient rail system through robust, UK-manufactured solutions — from cable troughs and signal bases to platform copers and bespoke precast concrete products.

Take a look at our video showcasing these products in action across real projects — highlighting their quality, durability and versatility in situ.

This week, we stand with the rail staff who face abuse, disruption and risk every day while keeping our transport system running. Safety starts with people. They deserve to feel supported.

From early warning signs to practical de-escalation and personal safety strategies, our courses give teams the confidence to stay safe and manage challenging behaviour before it escalates.

Rail Safety Week 2025 is all about making railways safer- and so are we.

We will be at Rail Live 2025 (18–19 June) during Rail Safety Week 2025 – perfectly timed as we’ll be showcasing how our innovative digital tools help keep passengers, staff, and services safer every day, courtesy of our smart rail-tech. Join us in the Railway Industry Association’s lounge at M99, Table N to learn more.

Here’s a flavour of how our tech makes a difference:
-RAPPORT – Real-time incident management software that gives frontline teams and control rooms instant visibility during incidents. Faster response. Single source of truth. Real-time data. Safer outcomes.
-AEGIS – Advanced GPS-based performance analytics that give operators precise insights into train movement and identify risk-prone areas, helping to prevent delays and accidents.
-OLErt – Continuous overhead line monitoring that flags wear, pan flips, and vegetation risks in real time – preventing dewirements and costly safety incidents before they happen.

Because better data in real-time leads to better decisions, smother journeys, and safer railways. We hope to see you at Rail Live 2025 during Rail Safety week!

As we mark Rail Safety Week, our commitment to safer journeys goes beyond the rail platform. Passenger safety doesn’t end when the train stops—it extends to every step of onward travel.

That’s why we’re proud to support by providing robust help point units and reliable taxi management services at stations. Our solutions empower passengers with direct access to assistance and secure, well-coordinated transport options for their next destination. Our help point units can also accommodate emergency service telephone numbers, along with support lines such as Samaritans, Mind and many more.

Let’s work together to ensure every journey is safe, seamless, and supported from platform to doorstep. If your station or business is looking to enhance passenger safety and experience, contact us to learn how our help points and taxi management can make a difference.

The important role that passenger information systems play in rail safety might not be immediately obvious, but during Rail Safety Week 2025 Infotec plans to highlight some examples.
The information provided to passengers on displays, the details included, when and for how long those details are visible, legibility, and the location of the hardware in and around stations all contribute.
Overcrowding on concourses and platforms pose a significant risk to passenger safety. Infotec’s displays are designed to prevent that and to make wayfinding as straightforward as possible.

At KeTech, we strive to make rail travel safer at every step. Starting at the station, our intelligent Customer Information System (CIS) has been developed to have the capability to connect with CCTV and sensors to detect unusual activity, triggering immediate alerts to staff, enhancing lighting, and informing customers via PA and signage in real-time.

Kent Community Rail Partnership is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

With our deicing expertise, we’re proud to be supporting the UK rail sector by delivering solutions that businesses can trust.

Our deicing fluids provide solutions for:
– Pantographs
– Windscreens
– Brake Callipers
– Points and Switches
– Doors, Handles and Handrails
– Locks
– Stepboards
– Third Rail

KITE Projects are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

It’s been a year, since the launch of our ambitious National Safety Campaign during Rail Safety Week!

Five UK networks have climbed aboard, adopting our bold message, ‘Two Lines = STOP’ to help tackle one of the top risks to tramway safety.

Liverpool Lime Street is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025.

LNER will be concentrating on Conflict Management & Personal Safety this Rail Safety Week, with a focus on Body Worn Camera’s, Assault reporting, BTP, Safeguarding, Security and Environment.

LNER has a range of activities planned including:

• Depot drop-in days (York, Doncaster, Newcastle, Kings Cross, Edinburgh)
• On Train Inspections
• South-Eastern / LNER visits
• Feedback form
• An external public safety campaign – violence against staff
• Executive / Leadership Team Safety Tours (On Train)

On Wednesday, the team at London Euston teamed up with Avanti West Coast for a joint staff session focused on strengthening our shared safety culture.

From thought provoking discussions to realtime feedback, the room buzzed with ideas and a united commitment to keeping our railway safe.

To make things fun and interactive, we introduced a “Spot the Safety Hazard” challenge.
Teams analysed images, identified hidden risks, and shared solutions, reinforcing that even small hazards deserve big attention.

But the event wasn’t just about looking ahead, it was also about recognising the journey so far.

We proudly celebrated two of our own railway legends, Matt Ferguson and David O’Neil, who both marked an incredible 36 years of service in the industry.

Join us on Rail Safety Week as London Northwestern & West Midlands Railways (LNWMR) shine a spotlight on safety across our network. We’re teaming up with British Transport Police, Avanti West Coast and Network Rail to bring a week of engagement, awareness and action, focussing on keeping our railways safe for everyone.

With events both internally and externally facing, we’re discussing topics such as Trespass Reduction, Safeguarding, VAWG and supporting our charity partner White Ribbon, Incident Reporting, Health, Wellbeing and good Sleep Hygiene and more.

Here’s where you can find us:
Monday 16th June – Snow Hill Station
Time: 8:00am-10:00am
Tuesday 17th June – Wolverhampton Station
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm
Wednesday 18th June- Milton Keynes Station
Time-10:00am-12:00pm
Thursday 19th – Watford Jn Station
Time: 14:00pm-16:00pm

HSSE Director Jamie Ainsworth will be talking about “How West Midlands Trains is Tackling Trespass and Antisocial Behaviour on the Railway” as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference. Hear his speaking slot between 11:00-11:15 on Thursday 19th June.

To mark the start of Rail Safety Week, we’ve brought together voices from across our organisation in a powerful video about ‘What Safety Means’ to them. Our colleagues share their own reflections on safety, what it looks like in action, why it matters and how each of us plays a part.

Their words are honest, inspiring and a reminder that safety is a mindset, a responsibility and a commitment to one another.

Follow us throughout the week on our social media channels to see what we’re getting up to!

Celebrating Rail Safety Week 2025 (June 16th-22nd), our Head of HSQE, Kevin Griffiths, offers his thoughts on what makes successful safety leadership.

We’re proud to support this important initiative alongside the Rail Forum. Whether you work in the rail industry or travel by train, SAFETY is everyone’s responsibility.

To mark the week, our Health & Safety team has organised a series of activities for our employees, reinforcing the importance of staying safe at work and beyond. It’s all part of our ongoing commitment to building a strong safety culture, ensuring everyone goes home safe and healthy at the end of each day.

Whether it’s looking out for one another, reporting something unusual, or simply showing kindness during your journey, small actions make a big difference. We’re  Building Safety Together for Rail Safety Week.

Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing daily posts exploring some of the most important safety topics around site access and how MacRail supports a positive safety culture.

Here’s what we’ll be covering:
Monday – Understanding and managing the risks of fatigue
Tuesday – Why consistent, pre-site inductions reduce incidents
Wednesday – The role of PPE checks in daily risk control
Thursday – Supporting lone workers with 24/7 safety oversight
Friday – Delivering better site safety briefings and visual communications
Saturday – Improving emergency readiness through workforce location awareness
Sunday – Ensuring safety at transient sites with mobile emergency preparedness

Follow the MacRail page and check back daily for fresh perspectives throughout Rail Safety Week.

On Wednesday, there will be a Rail Safety Week stand at Manchester Piccadilly, with free Rail Safety Week goodie bags!

As part of Rail Safety Week 2025, we’re remembering Harrison and sharing his story to help prevent future tragedies.

Stay safe. Stay alive. And please stay off the tracks

McGinley Support Services is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Andy Cartwright, Technical Manager at Mentor Training, will be speaking about ‘The Three Stages of Lift Truck Training – How to be Compliant’ alongside Rob Fisher, Chief Executive at UK Materials Handling Association, as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear their speaking slot between 10:35 – 11:00 on Wednesday 18 June.

Meon is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

We’ve got a week of activities planned with the aim of:
• Raising the profile of, and shining a spotlight on, the importance of safety across the UK rail industry; for our colleagues, our passengers and our contractors.
• Working collaboratively with other organisations such as Network rail to deliver joint initiatives.
• Bringing the industry together to deliver a consistent message across this dedicated week “Building safety together”
• To prevent accidents, incidents, fatalities and deaths in around the railways.

Mitie is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025. This week, we celebrate the unsung heroes behind the scenes because a safe depot powers a safe network.

Safety isn’t just about the rails. It’s about the people, the environment, and the culture we build together.

Rail Safety Week is a powerful reminder that safety is everyone’s responsibility – from offices to trackside, and across every part of our supply chain.
This year, our Rail teams are embracing a wide range of themes to reduce risk and support health, safety, and wellbeing. Across all regions, we’re reinforcing a culture of continuous safety improvement through collaboration, engagement, and action. Here’s a snapshot of what some of our Rail teams are doing this week and beyond…

Office DSE compliance checks
Random Display Screen Equipment (DSE) checks are being conducted to improve ergonomic safety across our sites. Any non-compliant items will be flagged, followed up, and corrected, with support from HR for necessary adjustments.

Colindale site Initiatives
• Electrical Safety sessions led by Emico
• Work at Height risk awareness and planning
• Temporary Works best practice sharing
• Healthy Hearts & Minds campaign supporting physical and mental wellbeing

Wales & Western CP7 focus
• Safe lifting and ALO (Any Line Open) operations
• Supervisor training for stronger front-line leadership
• Raising awareness through the Drive Safe Fatigue Campaign

Northumberland Line highlights
• Right Start: Stakeholder engagement and safety surveillance
• Defibrillator demos on every site
• Celebrating Positive Intervention (PI) of the Week
• Milwaukee Demo Day at Bedlington: safer, smarter tools in action

We thank all our teams, partners, and supply chain for supporting these activities. Together, we’re reinforcing what matters most – protecting people, every day.

Mott MacDonald are committed to supporting Rail Safety Week 2025.

Safety and wellbeing is embedded in how we behave, design, and collaborate. With a strong safety culture at our core, we are supporting Rail Safety Week 2025 through a range of activities that reflect our commitment to enhancing and protecting communities through our design.

We’re proud partners of the Rail Safe Friendly Programme, a powerful initiative helping to educate and protect the next generation by improving rail safety awareness in schools across the UK.

What We’re Doing This Rail Safety Week:

• Safety Starts at the Top: We’re highlighting key rail voices that shape our safety culture. Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing insights from our leaders in safety as they share insights on shaping a strong rail safety culture.
• Spotlight on Safety: Supporting the Next Generation with Rail Safe Friendly – We’re proud to be a Rail Safe Friendly partner — and this #RSW25, we’re encouraging our people and connections to learn more, share the message, and help raise awareness of this vital programme.🔗 railsafefriendly.com
• Watch With Iain – Our colleagues will be invited to stand down and attend a powerful safety session exploring lessons from a poignant rail accident.
• Health and Wellbeing in Rail: Safety isn’t just about the systems — it’s also about people. This Rail Safety Week, we’re championing the mental and physical wellbeing of our teams, promoting resources and conversations that empower our people to stay healthy, happy, and safe — at work and at home.

Follow us and get in touch to find out more.

Rail Safety Week 2025 is a powerful reminder that safety isn’t just a regulation, it’s a responsibility we all share.

At MPI, rail safety is a year-round priority, reflected in our proactive approach and outstanding safety record.

In this month’s blog, we reflect on a decade of Rail Safety Week, explore why safety culture matters now more than ever, and share how MPI continues to support Zero Harm on site.

Murphy is proud to support Rail Safety Week, reinforcing our commitment to safety across the rail industry. To mark the week, we’re delivering a range of activities, including a video celebrating 200 years of rail safety, STEM-focused H&S events, and school site visits, and incorporating safety talks into our internal One Summer campaign and Walk & Talks. We’re also pleased to become an official sponsor of Rail Safe Friendly, helping promote safety education across communities. To ‘Never Harm’ is one of our core values and ensuring the safety of our people, rail passengers, and local communities is central to everything we do.

At MyPeople, we work with rail and infrastructure organisations to strengthen the human side of safety – by building cultures, teams, and recruitment strategies that prioritise the behaviours that keep people safe.

MyZone Worker Alert System is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Developed by Network Rail, Switched On is a digital platform packed full of curriculum-linked resources designed to teach children aged 3-16 about the importance of behaving responsibly around the railway.

This Rail Safety Week, the site is launching a series of on-demand video content, meaning it’s never been easier to fit rail safety education into your lessons.

Keep an eye out for the content launch on Tuesday 17th June!

Alongside the British Transport Police, Network Rail have released a Thomas & Friends story book to encourage parents and children to discuss rail safety.

As part of Rail Safety Week, Network Rail Consulting (NRC) is highlighting ways to help prevent hazards. The safety of everyone on and around the railway is our top priority. Whether you’re on the tracks or behind a desk, it is crucial to consider the hazards associated with your work.

Our safety checklist helps you pause, assess, and act before starting any task:

1.         Stop and Think – assess your surroundings
2.         Look and Identify – spot potential hazards
3.         Assess the Risks – evaluate each hazard
4.         Control Hazards – implement safety measures
5.         Monitor Hazards – reflect and improve

Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Following these 5 simple steps may help reduce the risk of incidents and could even save lives.

Monday 16th June 

• School Rail Safety Presentations – Daisyfield Primary School, Blackburn – rail safety talks for KS1 and KS2.
• 4th Ormskirk, 1st Parbold and Newburgh Scouts (11 – 16 years old) Rail Safety session – use of Virtual Reality Kits to allow young people to learn about rail safety interactively.

Tuesday 17th June 

• Drop in session with BTP’s Workplace Violence Team – an opportunity for Network Rail and TOC colleagues to meet and discuss the challenges they face on the frontline.
• 4th Ormskirk, 1st Parbold and Newburgh Cubs Rail Safety Session (8-10 years old) – talks and age-appropriate railway safety activities.
• Day event – Norton Level Crossing Safety Awareness
• School Rail Safety Visits – Blakedown Primary School, Blakedown.

Wednesday 18th June – OPEN TO ALL

• Manchester Piccadilly Station Event – the event will run at the Station from 10:00 until 16:00. A great chance to engage with passengers and staff about railway safety.
• Day event – Fisherman’s Path Level Crossing Safety Awareness

Wednesday 18th June

• School Rail Safety Visits- Haybridge High School, Hagley

Thursday 19th June

• ‘Arlo’s Adventures There And Back’ book drive – offer and delivery of this excellent rail safety resource to primary schools in the North West.
• Day event – Moor Farm No.1 Level Crossing Safety Awareness

Thursday 19th June 

• 4th Ormskirk, 1st Parbold and Newburgh Beavers Rail Safety Session (6-8 years old)
• School Rail Safety Visits- Redhill Academy, Stourbridge

Friday 20th June

• Rail safety messaging to public houses in the vicinity of selected trespass hotspot stations – spreading awareness of our rail safety messaging, intoxication campaigns and Rail Safety Week.
• School Rail Safety Visits- Sacred Heart Primary School, Tipton.
• Liverpool Lime Street Station Event – rail safety awareness event from 10:00 until 15:00 (OPEN TO ALL)

Saturday 21st June

• Crewe Heritage Centre – family friendly railway safety activities planned for those attending the centre on the day.

Route Services has scheduled events at frontline locations throughout June and July. Their senior leadership, Health, Safety & Sustainability colleagues, and Safe Service champions can book via an app. The aim is to host safety conversations and recruit new Safe Service champions.

To kick off the week we’ve got a special, safety edition of our More than a Railway podcast

Our route director Nick Millington is joined by Lisa East and Dave Deeley to explore the systems, strategies and stories behind our commitment to keeping the railway safe for passengers, staff and communities

Learn about the cutting edge technology, everyday vigilance and collaborative efforts that go into making safety a priority.

Network Rail Wessex worked alongside South Western Railway to host the second annual South Western Railway Senior Leadership team disaster exercise on Thursday 19th June.

Monday 16th June – We will be joining the Learnlive Rail Safe Friendly event at Avanti West Coast First Class Lounge at Crewe Train Station. The event will give us the opportunity to network with our current partners and guests and receive updates on the Rail Safe Friendly programme.
There will also be a photo opportunity for a press release that will be going out during Rail Safety Week, showing all the partners that have joined the Rail Safe Friendly programme.

Tuesday 17th June – Joint post fatality visits with Great Western Railway /Network Rail/British Transport Police at Ivybridge and Camborne stations

Thursday 19th June- Lifeskills volunteer – Steve Melanophy,. Project Lead Route Crime, will meet with children at the rail station scenario about being safe around the railway.

Saturday 21st June-Weston Armed Forces and Emergency Services Day 2025- This event is a celebration of our Armed Forces and Emergency services personal. The event incorporates a Veterans Parade and Drum head service. Throughout the day visitors of all ages can show their appreciation and enjoy arena displays, stall holder exhibits, demonstrations and themed entertainment.

Nextec Engineering are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025.
We are highlighting how safety risk assessments are central to building a safer, more resilient railway – not just preventing disasters, but ensuring legal compliance, service reliability, and public protection.

During Rail Safety Week, Nexus will be showcasing everything they do to keep their people and customers safe. Activities will include:

Education Day: A focus on the work of our Youth Liaison Officer and their educational outreach in schools and at Safety Works!

Technology Day: To showcase the advanced safety equipment on our fleet of new trains and how we use drones for safety

Maintenance Day: To highlight what our teams do behind the scenes and overnight to keep everyone and everything safe.

Safety in Numbers/Statistics Day: To present compelling figures and performance data.

Public Engagement Day: To outline how our customers can help us to keep them safe such as escalator safety, level crossing safety and proactive reporting and feedback.

Plus, many more team-based activities throughout Nexus!

North Notts. and Lincs. Community Rail Partnership are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025. On Monday, we joined Poacher Line and East Midlands Community Rail Partnerships at Lincoln Station to show all the great activities along our lines.

This Rail Safety Week, we’re shining a spotlight on the NSAR Quality Assurance (QA) team!

Their dedication, alongside our amazing training provider partners, is fundamental to maintaining the highest safety and quality standards across the rail industry. The QA team performs a vital role, conducting thorough assessments to assure the safety and quality of rail training.

Octavius Infrastructure is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

A cracked rail. A worn fastener. A shifting alignment.

Individually, they’re minor. Together, they could mean serious risk.

Our remote condition monitoring tools work in the background of everyday operations; using captured data, AI-driven inspections and track comparison tools to detect issues before they escalate.

During Rail Safety Week, we’re proud to showcase the invisible but vital role we play in helping teams stay ahead of the risk.

Safer outcomes, every day; powered by insight!

For Rail Safety Week 2025, One Big Circle will be sharing a week-long campaign to highlight the power of leveraging remote, automatic inspections and the insights these can provide to generate data-driven decisions across rail disciplines.

Day 1: Supporting Safer Signal Sighting – discover how AIVR supports digital signal sighting activities, enabling engineers to quickly identify and address visibility issues Using up-to-date video imagery from in-service vehicles.

Day 2: Safer Pre-Site Access Planning – see how AIVR supports pre-site planning and training, helping teams assess hazards, plan safe access, and familiarise themselves with worksites before attending site – reducing risk, increasing efficient working and building a more confident and prepared workforce.

Day 3: Detecting Thermal Hotspots Before They Become Incidents – learn how AIVR’s thermal imaging and machine learning provides early warning of overheating components, allowing maintenance teams to act quickly, prevent failures, and keep both staff and passengers safe.

Day 4: Safer Lineside and Structure Surveys for a Safer Railway – explore how AIVR enables engineers to carry out detailed asset and structural surveys remotely, identifying defects and hazards while minimising time spent in hazardous environments.

Day 5: Safer Track Inspection – find out how AIVR’s automated rail inspection features help teams detect defects and hazards remotely, enabling earlier, targeted maintenance and supporting a safer, more reliable railway.

Our goal is to raise awareness of how technology can keep people safer, reduce risk, and support a culture of continuous improvement across the network. Follow us on LinkedIn to join us during Rail Safety Week!

Working alongside Southeast Communities Rail Partnership, Optalis co-designed a bus and train travel workshop to support young people with additional needs and their carers to Try The Train safely, confidently and independently

Chief Inspector Richard Hines will be speaking about “Delivering a healthier and safer Railway – Challenges, Successes, and the Road Ahead. A Perspective from HM Chief Inspector of Railways,” as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear his speaking slot between 10:00-10:15 on Thursday 19th June.

What if learning to walk a local trail could teach you how to travel the world — safely, confidently, and independently? That’s the idea behind Rails to Trails, a project we’re proud to deliver at OxCRP with support from Active Oxfordshire. It’s about more than getting from A to B. It’s about confidence, connection, and knowing how to move through the world safely, starting with your own neighbourhood.

Rail Safety Week is a timely reminder that safety isn’t just signs and signals. It’s a skill we can teach, share, and practice together. That’s why we are committed to empowering young people to access and explore their local green spaces by rail and active travel… safely, independently, and confidently.

Because a safe journey is an empowering one, and sometimes it starts with just putting one foot in front of the other.

Park Paving is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

PlanBEE Rail is proud to celebrate Rail Safety Week!

Safety is absolutely paramount in the rail industry, and it’s a core value we instill in all our aspiring project managers from day one.

From meticulous planning to rigorous execution, understanding and championing safety protocols is crucial for every project manager. Our apprentices gain invaluable hands-on experience during their placements with leading employers, learning best practices that contribute to the industry’s impressive safety record.

Let’s continue to work together to ensure a safe environment for all who work on and use our railways.

Platform Rail Education created a short film and accompanying resources to dispel dangerous myths and misconceptions about the railways, to make sure young people can sort their railway safety fact from fiction.

On Monday we were at Lincoln Station, joined by North Notts and Lincs Community Rail Partnership and East Midlands Community Rail Partnership to show the great activities to do along our lines.

As we mark Rail Safety Week 2025, we’re proud to stand alongside industry partners to promote a culture where safety, accessibility, and innovation go hand in hand.

Every day, our ramps support safer boarding and alighting for passengers with reduced mobility – but our mission goes beyond the platform edge.

We believe in:
– Thoughtful, inclusive design that puts real people first
– Listening closely to the lived experiences of disabled passengers – because they know best
– Working side by side with rail operators to not just meet safety standards, but exceed them
– And just as importantly, looking after the safety & wellbeing of every Portaramp team member

This week is a timely reminder: Safe access is essential access.

Powertrac Rail Ltd is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

As our railways continue to evolve, with increased electrification and modern infrastructure the importance of safety education has never been greater.

From the dangers of electrified lines (both 750V third rail and 25kV overhead lines), to the hazards of working in live rail environments, safety awareness must extend beyond the tracks.

We believe in protecting everyone! Including children and the public who may not understand the hidden risks. Additionally railway employees who work in challenging, high-risk environments day and night.

By educating the next generation and continually improving safety standards for our workforce, we can help prevent avoidable accidents and ensure everyone gets home safely.

We’re proud to contribute to this effort not only through advocacy, but also through innovation—such as our GRP Conductor Rail Guard Boarding system, which enhances protection around electrified third rail and reduces risk in operational environments.

Let’s use this week to recommit to a culture of safety—through education, training, innovation and community engagement.

At ProGen Services, we’re proud to support Rail Safety Week by promoting awareness and best practices in rail safety.

At ProGen Services, safety is at the heart of our work in the rail sector. Our team of PTS-trained engineers, all holding SENTINEL cards, delivers comprehensive MEPH surveys to identify and mitigate risks, meticulous maintenance of rail infrastructure, and transformative station upgrades to improve passenger safety and reassurance. We adhere to stringent industry standards, ensuring that every project—from maintenance depots to lineside upgrades—contributes to a safer rail network.

Join us in making rail safety a priority.

This Rail Safety Week, we’re spotlighting our Flood Monitoring solution – already proven with Network Rail at Chipping Sodbury.

Flooding is one of the most disruptive safety challenges facing UK rail. But with the right data, we can turn risk into resilience.

At Purple Transform, we’re proud to support operators with AI-powered insights that protect infrastructure, people and performance.

Putting Safety First—Every Journey, Every Day

At PWM UK Limited, we’re proud to support Rail Safety Week – a vital campaign that brings the industry together to raise awareness and reinforce the importance of safety across the UK’s rail network.

From station platforms to control rooms, behind the scenes and on the front lines, safety is everyone’s responsibility. This week is a reminder that every decision, every check, and every voice matters when it comes to protecting staff, passengers, and infrastructure.

Whether it’s through robust training, better technology, or simply looking out for one another, we can all play a part in building a stronger, safer rail environment.

Let’s keep safety in focus! Not just this week, but all year round.

Quattro Plant Ltd are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

RAIL & Rail Live are the Headline Sponsor for #RSW25. Dickon Ross, Editor at RAIL Magazine, said: “Safety has improved dramatically since the first passenger railway ran 200 years ago but it’s vital the industry never rests in its efforts to improve safety for passengers and staff alike.

“Developments in technology as well as practices and procedures offer more ways to do this in the future, making zero fatalities and injuries challenging but possible. With the 200-year anniversary of the railways this year, it’s so important to see how far we have come and celebrate – and that’s why we’re proud to be sponsoring Rail Safety Week for 2025!”

Rail Business Daily are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Rail Delivery Group attended the second annual South Western Railway Senior Leadership team disaster exercise on Thursday 19th June.

As the custodians of Rail Safety Week on behalf of the industry, we are delighted to be doing a range of events and activities, including the below:

Rail Safety Week Conference 

Rail Forum is delighted that RAIL & Rail Live signed up as the Headline Sponsor for #RSW25. Rail Forum’s official Rail Safety Week conference will take place during Rail Live at Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre – more details here!

Rail Safety Week Children’s Competitions

Rail Forum is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 Children’s Competitions! There is a colouring competition for children aged 4-6 and 7-9, and a ‘Design Your Railway Station’ competition for children aged 10-12. The artwork is specially designed by Bessie Matthews, author and illustrator of Arlo’s Adventures: There and Back – A Pick-a-Path Railway Safety Book. Prizes to be won include Waterstones vouchers and age-appropriate STEM books.

A big thank you to our competition sponsors RSSB!

Deadline for entries is Friday 22md August 2025.

Capturing ‘What’s On’

We will be trying to capture the events and activities of those supporting Rail Safety Week and will be updating the website to showcase ‘What’s On’. Where possible we will be sharing posts across social media throughout the week. Please do help us by submitting your plans via the simple form and tagging us on socials.

Railsafe Group want to support Rail Safety Week’s mission to ‘bring all aspects of safety to the forefront of people’s minds’
At Railsafe Group, every operational duty we undertake meets all site requirements, with hands-on HSQE support to ensure full compliance with the latest company and industry-wide Health & Safety standards.

So we can meet, maintain, and deliver on all the required standards, Railsafe Group has achieved a range of certification’s that demonstrate our commitment to safety from industry bodies such as Constructionline, RISQS, Acclaim Accreditation, CITB, Qualsafe, RSSB, EUSR, CIRAS & more!

Stay safe, stay rail safe with Railsafe Group

We’re leading a vital piece of research thanks to our partnership with the British Transport Police – listening directly to young people about their experiences travelling alone across the UK.

From fear to resilience, their stories are helping shape how officers safeguard vulnerable young people on the network.

This project is a powerful example of how lived experience can inform policy, improve frontline practice, and protect those most at risk.

Executive Director Liam Johnson will be speaking about “Psychological Safety in the Rail Supply chain: A Foundation for People, Performance, and Purpose” as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear his speaking slot between 14:00-14:15 on Wednesday 18th June.

Railway Project Services (RPS) will be supporting #RSW25 by delivering rail safety assemblies at the former schools and colleges of two employees, attending Rail Live to engage with industry partners and colleagues at the Rail Safety Week conference, and also sharing safety-focused project insights via external LinkedIn posts!

Reactec is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

To mark Rail Safety Week, we will share one of our five safety Back To Basics pillars each day: welfare, behaviours, planning, command and control, and safety leadership.

We are committed to keeping everyone safe, like family.

REAX is proudly supporting #RSW25 and is making some of their Premium videos freely available to help colleagues stay safe. These videos are being added to the Resources area on the Rail Safety Week website under Useful Resources for Workplace Safety.

On 20th June for Rail Safety Week, Resonate will be hosting a session for their staff on ‘A Day in the Life of a Signaller’ with Mike Jefferson, their Service Delivery Manager for Scotland. Drawing on over 18 years of experience as a Signaller, Mike will offer an honest and practical insight into the complex, high-stakes world of railway signalling — a role often misunderstood but absolutely vital to the safe running of the railway.

Rail Safety Week 2025

Rail Safety is at the heart of everything our Rail Security division does.

Our current Safety, Security and Enforcement officer deployment with London Overground brings the Safety & Security role together as one. Every time our officers put on their uniform they go out on patrol and spread the Safety message to the staff and passengers they meet.

We are proud to be part of the British Transport Police Rail Safety Accreditation Scheme (RSAS)
We are proud to be the current holders of the Rail Staff Awards Safety Team of the Year 2024 Award alongside Arriva Rail London.
We are also proud Bronze members of the Rail Safe Friendly project and in our first 3 months have reached 6,121 young people at 8 new schools.

Rail Safety is everybody’s responsibility and spreading the word especially to young people is one of our goals for 2025 and beyond.

RIA are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

At RMF Group, Rail Safety Week is more than a campaign – it’s a commitment. From trackside to training grounds, we champion a safety-first culture across the rail, construction, and equine-access industries.

Whether it’s delivering PTS training, upskilling our workforce, or reinforcing on-site safety protocols, our teams are united in protecting lives and keeping infrastructure moving safely.

Let’s keep safety on track – today, tomorrow, and every shift.

The Robin Hood Line is pleased to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Role Group is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

At Routes into Rail, we believe a safe railway is a strong railway, and that starts with the incredible people who make it happen. This week, we’re shining a spotlight on the importance of safety across the UK rail industry, for our workforce, passengers and the wider public.

From engineers designing cutting-edge safety systems to frontline staff ensuring smooth journeys, safety is at the heart of every role.

It’s , and the whole RSP team is being trained to use our new pallet stacker. This will be very useful when lifting items into our DNO’s, FSP’s and Signalling location cases as it eliminates difficult manual handling techniques.

Aims for Rail Safety Week:

• To shine a spotlight on the importance of safety across the UK rail industry – for people, passengers, customers and the wider public
• To work collaboratively with as many organisations as possible
• To bring the industry together
• To prevent accidents, fatalities, and deaths in and around rail infrastructure, and in all related workplaces

Director of Client Services Monica Barbosa will be speaking about “Fast, Reliable, Non-Invasive: Revolutionising Workforce Drug Testing,” alongside Leanda Waring, Client Services Manager at Auctus Management, as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear their speaking slot between 14:30-14:45 on Wednesday 18th June.

RSSB is thrilled to sponsor Rail Forum’s 2025 Rail Safety Week children’s competitions. Chris Knowles, Director of System Safety and Health at RSSB, said:  “This fun activity not only sparks creativity but also highlights the importance of staying safe at our stations and on the network. By getting children involved, we’re helping to build a culture of safety and awareness from a young age, making the railway safer for everyone.”

Risk and Safety Intelligence Analyst Lisa Regan will be speaking about “Health Insights for the Rail Industry” as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear her speaking slot between 14:15-14:30 on Wednesday 18th June.

Assistant Strategy Manager Charlotte Sweet will be talking about “Industry Working together ot Prevent Trespass and Suicide” as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear her speaking slot between 10:45-11:00 on Thursday 19th June.

At RTS Infrastructure Services Limited, safety is more than a priority — it’s part of our culture.

This week, we’re proud to support the nationwide effort by:

• Hosting toolbox talks focused on trackside safety
• Running live safety drills across active sites
• Promoting safety-first culture with our teams and partners
• Sharing daily tips and resources to raise awareness

Every action, big or small, contributes to a safer rail network for all. Let’s keep each other safe — this week and every week.

To honour this year’s Rail Safety Week, we’re highlighting the importance of understanding the real dangers that come with being near the tracks.

Stay alert. Stay safe. Spread the message.

Samaritans are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

As we celebrate the joy of exploring Britain by train, we’re also proud to support messages that keep every journey safe, during this week’s Rail Safety Week and throughout the year. From station to scenic view, safety comes first—on every line, every time

At Schréder, we are committed to supporting a safer rail environment through smart lighting solutions that improve visibility, enhance the passenger experience and support maintenance teams.

We also understand that a train pulling into a platform is just one step in the process and that lighting depots, cleaning yards, junctions and approaches is equally important for ensuring safety across the entire network.

Schweizer Electronic is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

ScotRail is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025.

On Wednesday, 6VT Community Rail Partnership welcomed James from ScotRailto his very first CRP meeting with them and shared their plans for the year.

Safety doesn’t happen by accident.

Rail safety starts long before the first train runs. Through a systems approach, we embed safety from Day 1, ensuring every component, process and interface is designed with risk in mind. From concept to operation, safety is a core requirement.

But designing for safety isn’t just about preventing accidents. It’s also about creating a system that’s easier to operate, manage, and maintain. This positively impacts not only the riding public, but operators, maintainers, and anyone in proximity to rail operations who could be affected by hazards ranging from objects coming loose from trains and toxic fumes from fires to electromagnetic radiation/interference.

As an added bonus, designing for safety by taking a holistic view of the rail system will also reduce risk, lower costs over time, and lead to a more reliable and efficient rail service.

SENA Group UK is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025, and the Rail Safe Friendly Programme’s Parent Day.

Ahead of Rail Safety Week 2025, Severn Partnership is pleased to announce that they are now proud partners in the Rail Safe Friendly Programme, and are excited about the opportunity to help educate young people on the importance of rail safety.

Severnside Community Rail Partnership will be showcasing their Travelling with Confidence Project as part of Rail Safety Week 2025.

This Rail Safety Week the Shorterm Group Derby office took a break to focus on our mental safety
Whilst we are a Rolling Stock and Specialist Technical Engineering Recruiter most of our team are office based and we wanted to take some time to focus on the very important topic and one of the themes of this years Rail Safety Week, Mental Health & Wellbeing!

It might seem silly and like a waste of time to some, however mental health struggles can affect anyone at any time and research shows that taking regular breaks improves productivity, reduces stress levels, enhances creativity, and improves our physical health.

With this in mind, we decided to take some time out of our day to have some fun and most importantly get people talking by having everyone bring in a picture of themselves when they were young and guessing who was in each picture!

Siemens is a proud member of the Rail Safe Friendly Programme

We’re proud to support Rail Safety week— a vital initiative focused on raising awareness and driving real improvements across the rail industry.

As part of this week, we’ll be attending Rail Live — connecting with industry professionals and showcasing PPE solutions which protect rail workers every day.

We’re proud to support Rail Safety Week and stand alongside rail organisations committed to a culture of continuous improvement where wellbeing isn’t just protected, it’s prioritised.

Safety isn’t just about avoiding the obvious risks, it’s also about tackling the hidden ones.

Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is one such risk. Caused by regular use of vibrating tools, HAVS can lead to serious and long-term health issues if not properly managed.

According to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the number of reported HAVS cases in rail rose by more than 50% last year. This highlights the urgent need for better protection across the industry.

That’s why at Sixis Technology, we’re proud to support the rail sector with HAVSPRO — giving teams a simpler, smarter way to measure & monitor vibration exposure in real time, identify risks early, and reduce admin burdens.

It’s Rail Safety Week, and we’re highlighting some of the many different people in our organisation who are involved with rail projects. Our Head of Engineering explains how rail safety is a key priority even before trains are running:

Siân Pitchford said: “To me, safety is a key element to any project and any project stage.
“During concept and design development, safety and hazard reduction are essential considerations.
“Optioneering and option selection are underpinned by choosing the safest and most viable option – taking into account how people will access and use a facility, as well as how it will be constructed and maintained.
“It is imperative to eliminate as many hazards as possible throughout the entire project life cycle to keep everyone safe.”

Working alongside Optalis, Southeast Communities Rail Partnership have co-designed a bus and train travel workshop to support young people with additional needs and their carers to Try The Train safely, confidently and independently.

South Rail Systems Alliance are marking Rail Safety Week with a strong and impactful video.

Throughout the week, SRSA will be sharing a series of videos highlighting different parts of the business and key safety focus areas across the alliance.

“Rail safety is everyone’s responsibility, and by working together with South West Wales Connected, we can help raise awareness, promote safer behaviours, and build stronger links between our communities and the rail network.” – Peter Hyatt, British Transport Police

This Rail Safety Week, we’re joining organisations across the country to shine a spotlight on staying safe around the railway. From level crossings to station platforms, your choices help keep our railway safe and welcoming.

For us safety isn’t just a requirement, it’s a mindset that underpins everything we do. From fatigue management and safe shift planning to PPE training and close-call reporting, we’re constantly striving to raise the bar for ourselves and those we work alongside.

Rail Safety Week is an important opportunity for us to pause, reflect, and re-focus. It’s a chance to share knowledge, spotlight best practice, and recommit to keeping our sites, and each other safe not just for one week, but every day of the year. Because when it comes to safety, there’s no finish line, only continuous improvement!

The joint Readiness & Resilience team was pleased to lay on the 2nd annual South Western Railway Senior Leadership team disaster exercise on Thursday 18th June – with excellent support and engagement from our partners at Network Rail Wessex.

South Western Railway also worked with the Daniel Baird Foundation to provide over 100 major bleed control kits across the network.

Rail Safety Week at Southeastern and Network Rail Kent route aims to bring rail safety to the forefront of people’s minds across a range of activities; keeping safety firmly in the spotlight and sharing ideas and best practice to ensure we get “Everyone home safe every day”.

Monday 16th

• Travel Safe Travel Smart School Visit at Bromstone Primary School (all day) – Network Rail and SE Enforcement Teams will deliver rail safety sessions to Year 5/6 children.
• Health & wellbeing webinar – SE will host an online session for Network Rail employees titled ‘Hear from our experts – let’s improve our health and wellbeing’ from 13:00 – 13:45.

Tuesday 17th

• Manager TOC Swap at London St Pancras (09:00 – 17:00) – LNER station and onboard managers will visit St Pancras and KICC for a safety promotion event and best practice exchange with Passenger Services. (19th June will then see SE visiting LNER).

• Introduction to Train Evacuation at Ashford Depot (10:00 – 12:00) – Practical evacuation training for managers using SET rolling stock and equipment, led by Train Services.

• Safeguarding Event at Ladywell Station (09:00 – 12:00) – Passenger Services will host a community safeguarding stall focusing on vulnerable persons and awareness materials from Samaritans and partners.

• Travel Safe Travel Smart School Visit at Margate (All day) – Network Rail and SE Enforcement Teams will deliver rail safety sessions to Year 5/6 children.

• Health & Wellbeing Webinar – Making a Healthy Mind Plan (13:00 – 13:45) – Online session for Network Rail employees, delivered by the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team with Qured and Total Active Hub.

Wednesday 18th

• Safeguarding Our Youth on the Railway at New Cross Station (13:00 – 14:00) – Donovan will join the Passenger Services team meeting to deliver a session focused on youth safeguarding on the railway.

• Travel Safe Travel Smart School Visit at Margate (All day) – Network Rail and SE Enforcement Teams will deliver rail safety sessions to Year 5/6 children.

• Health & Wellbeing Webinar – Creating Your Sleep Recipe (13:00 – 13:45) – Online session for Network Rail employees, delivered by the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team with Qured and Total Active Hub.

Thursday 19th

• Manager TOC Swap at LNER (King’s Cross) (09:00 – 17:00) – Passenger Services will visit LNER at King’s Cross to exchange best practices, discuss safety approaches, and build on the TOC collaboration initiative.

• Safeguarding Event at Welling Station (09:00 – 12:00) – Passenger Services and the Safeguarding Team will host a community stall providing leaflets and resources in response to increased vulnerability concerns at the station.

• Travel Safe Travel Smart School Visit at West Malling Primary School (All day) – Network Rail and SE Enforcement Teams will deliver rail safety sessions to Year 5/6 children.

• Health & Wellbeing Webinar – The Big Five Health Risks (13:00 – 13:45) – Online session for Network Rail employees, delivered by the Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team with Qured and Total Active Hub.

Friday 20th 

• Safety Hero 2025 Reveal – Online Presentation (Time TBA) – Safety & Environment team will announce the Safety Hero 2025 award; access is by nomination only and open to all staff.

• Travel Safe Travel Smart School Visit to Margate, Minster, and Monkton Primary Schools (All day) – Network Rail and SE Enforcement Teams will deliver rail safety sessions to Year 5/6 children.

Southern Renewals Enterprise is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025, working with Vital Human Resources to hold a Safety Day on Thursday 19th June.

SPL Powerlines UK Ltd will be holding online sessions for employees on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. These sessions will cover how proactive leadership, positive risk identification. and mitigation can support safe delivery, as well as SPL Right Behaviours across Summer preparedness. The sessions will be followed up with toolbox talks, with the home that this will help support everyone home safe everyday.

St John Ambulance is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Staffordshire Victim Support is teaming up with Avanti West Coast for Rail Safety Week—a fantastic opportunity to engage with the public, raise awareness around rail safety, and build stronger relationships with those in the rail industry.

It’s rail safety week… Did you know that 30-65% of total injuries within the rail industry happen to hands?
To tackle this problem, STALSEN have a dedicated team of specialists focused on the rail industry. We collaborate with every level of the workforce – from Health & Safety Directors to Works Delivery Managers, Section Supervisors, and frontline glove wearers.
Together, we have tried, tested, and developed a fail-safe approach to hand protection – guaranteed to reduce hand injuries across all disciplines.

Patrick Tydeman will be at Rail Live from Wednesday this week on stand M125, come and visit him to learn more about hand injury reduction for the rail industry.

At Stewart Signs Limited, Health and Safety isn’t a tick-box exercise — it’s a core value in everything we do. From site surveys to final installations, we prioritise safe working practices to protect our team, our partners, and the public.

We’re proud to support Rail Safety Week and stand with the wider rail industry in raising awareness and driving continuous improvement.

HSQE Director Lynsey Gilfillan will be speaking about “People Plant Interface: Developments at Story Plant” as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear her speaking slot between 11:15-11:35 on Wednesday 18th June.

At Story Plant, our team are encouraged to live by the phrase ‘Don’t Walk By’, and to stop, take five and challenge constructively if they feel something isn’t right and is risking the safety of themselves or their colleagues.⠀
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Keep an eye out throughout the week as we share initiatives that we’ve implemented across our working practices to improve safety, reduce risks and do it right by our people.⠀

We’re proud to celebrate the end of the first year of our partnership with Rail Safe Friendly and Learn Live UK. Supertram was the first light rail network in the UK to join this pioneering safety initiative, and over the past year, we’ve worked with 10 Sheffield schools, delivering engaging safety messages and resources to help young people stay safe around trams and tram tracks. Our educational videos, including one featuring our very own conductor, have reached an incredible 6,421 students in just 12 months.

Thanks to this collaboration, we’ve generated over £181,000 in social value and taken a significant step towards building a safer, more informed community.

We’re also proud to have supported the Light Rail Safety & Standards Board’s National Safety Campaign “TWO LINES = STOP” by displaying safety signs across the network, near schools and universities, to further promote tram safety.

As we celebrate Rail Safety Week, we remain committed to championing tram safety across South Yorkshire and nationally.

Wayne Clay, Head of SHEQ at Supertram said “We look forward to our continued partnership with Learn Live and LRSSB, and hope it paves the way for a more informed, safety-conscious generation.”

Surrey’s Local Resilience Forum attended the second annual South Western Railway Senior Leadership team disaster exercise on Thursday 19th June.

Systems Engineering & Assessment are proud to support Rail Safety Week and Rail Live!

From design to delivery, managing potential risks ensures the efficiency and safety of our railways for everyone

This Rail Safety Week, we’re spotlighting how our digital engineering specialists created and utilise the award-winning SYSTRA Vision service to champion proactive safety culture.

By forming a dynamic, step-by-step virtual rehearsal of project plans, the tool helps identify any potential safety issues before they arise.

Tended is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Safety is at the heart of everything we do at The Crown Group. We’re committed to protecting our workforce and ensuring everyone goes home safe, every day.

The Daniel Baird Foundation have worked with South Western Rail to provide over 100 major bleed control kits across the network.

This Rail Safety Week, we’re proud to highlight the incredible contributions of our very own Andrea Graham, Head of Crime & Security, and Andy Picken, Head of Health & Wellbeing, who spoke at the CRSA’s Safety Stand Down Day.

Together, they delivered key insights on two vital themes: protecting our rail infrastructure from crime and prioritising long-term health and wellbeing across the TRU workforce.

Andrea and Andy looked at:

• The major impact of theft – from critical materials to plant on infrastructure
• Practical strategies for preventing crime on infrastructure
• The rising threat of metal theft in the UK
• Why strength training supports both physical and mental wellbeing – it’s about more than just muscle!
• How building strength contributes to longer, healthier lives
• Tips to combat the effects of our increasingly sedentary world

At The HSQE Partnership, safety is more than policy – it’s our culture.
As Rail Safety Week draws to a close, we encourage everyone in the industry to carry the lessons learnt forward, not just this week, but every day.

Huge thanks to our team for representing The HSQE Partnership and TRU with excellence!

Mental Wealth Café

As part of Rail Forum’s Rail Safety Week, The Mental Wealth Company (TMWC) is proud to bring the Mental Wealth Café to Rail Live — promoting wellbeing at the heart of rail safety.

The Mental Wealth Café is TMWC’s way of supporting individuals and teams with their wider wellbeing and the co-creation of a community that is all about supporting one another in a safe space, to discuss challenges and stressors and ways in which we can all help one another show up authentically and safely.

During Rail Safety Week, we are focussing our attention on the principles of Psychological Safety (PS) and Non-Technical Skills (NTS).

Why? Well, Network Rail’s Health and Safety Vision states: “Everybody has a responsibility to behave safely and challenge unsafe behaviours and conditions when we see them”.  This responsibility can only be carried out within a culture that enables and encourages this, i.e. a culture underpinned by Psychological Safety.

Non-Technical Skills are the social, cognitive and personal skills that can enhance the way you or your staff carry out technical skills, tasks and procedures.  Good use of non-technical skills in the operational environment have been shown to be important in reducing operational risk and improving performance.

Throughout the café sessions each lunch time we will lead an open debate on the importance of both PS and NTS, helping those new to these topics understand why they are so important, and to learn from leaders and practitioners of PS/NTS in relation to how to nurture the right culture, develop and maintain the skills importantly, how to challenge negative habits that can evolve over time.

These sessions will be chaired by TMWC’s  MD and Founder, Wendy McCristal, and Lucy Prior MBE, Strategic Growth Director.

Where and when?

Wednesday 18^th June:

12:15 – 13:30, Safety Theatre, W50

• Meet Wendy McCristal and Lucy Prior MBE at our Mental Wealth Cafe: an open forum, but safe space where we will be discussing Psychological Safety: what it is, why it’s important, how it drives safety, productivity and innovation.

15:00, Safety Theatre W50

• Hear Wendy McCristal as she takes to the stage with Monica Barbosa , Lisa Regan , Leanda Jade Waring , and Christopher Sutherland. Chaired by Rail Forum CEO Elaine Clark OBE.

15:15, Policy and Leadership Theatre

• Join Lucy Prior MBE for the sustainability panel, where she will be chairing a panel debate with Mike Noakes , Angela Cruickshanks , Jo Lewington. and Craig Harvey. Sponsored by British Steel.

Thursday 19^th June:

12:15 – 13:15, Rail Live café, P75

• Lucy Prior MBE will be facilitating our second Mental Wealth Cafe of the show, supported by Andrew Haines , CEO of Network Rail where we will be taking a deeper dive into Psychological Safety and why it is incumbent on every one of us to ensure we support the speak up culture.

This week, we join the UK rail industry in spotlighting the importance of rail safety for everyone – workers, passengers, and the public.

Safety isn’t a one-week conversation, but this dedicated week helps us refocus, share knowledge, and strengthen our commitment to safe railways.

We’re proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025 and will be sharing key safety resources daily. Let’s work together in Building Safety Together.

Join us at the Avanti West Coast First Class Lounge at Crewe Train Station on Monday, June 16th, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM for a special Rail Safe Friendly Programme networking event during Rail Safety Week.

This event offers partners of the Rail Safe Friendly Programme the chance to connect, receive updates, and participate in a group photo for a press release highlighting program support. The event officially starts at 10:30 AM.

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The Rail Safe Friendly Programme is launching “Parent Day” on Thursday 19th June, during Rail Safety Week at Rail Live!

We’re calling on parents, grandparents, and the wider community to champion rail safety in schools. Our goal is to increase the reach of life-saving rail safety education by empowering families to engage with their local schools.

Here’s how you can get involved:
– Advocate: Contact your local schools and encourage them to sign up for the free Rail Safe Friendly Programme.
– Download & Share: Grab our free downloadable postcard from https://www.railsafefriendly.com/individuals/ and take it to your school!
– Partners, Get Involved: We urge our partners to allow employees time on June 19th to support this initiative. Share your team’s involvement and tag us using #RailSafeFriendly #RSW25 and #ParentDay.

Collective action is essential to ensure every child has access to this crucial information. Let’s work together to make a real difference and keep our young people safe near railways.

During Rail Safety Week, we’re spotlighting how teams across UK rail are cutting manual safety workflows—without changing their systems.
HyperOntrac delivers:

•  One-click task allocation Real-time dashboards powered by Power BI
•  Built-in CSM-RA compliance
•  Seamless integration with SAP, SharePoint & OEM tools

All in a single, audit-ready platform.
“We’ve gone from chasing approvals to making decisions. Fast.”
This is what “safety in simplicity” looks like.

This week, we’re celebrating the ways Community Rail strives to:

• Boost travel safety and confidence
• Enable accessible and inclusive journeys
• Break down barriers to rail travel
• Make stations welcoming and vibrant places

Tidyco is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025! At Tidyco, we believe safety doesn’t stop at the platform edge. It’s built into every component that powers the rail system behind the scenes.

Transit9 is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Building Safety Together with customers and rail partners is an every day commitment for us at TransPennine Express. Our gateline colleagues raise the bar in identifying and responding to situational safeguarding issues and are a crucial part in making every journey a safe journey.

During Rail Safety Week we were pleased to engage with commuters and station colleagues at Hull Paragon Interchange to encourage risk recognition, vigilance and reporting when at our stations or on a journey.

When our gut is telling us something isn’t right, we can use the established WHAT protocol and adapt the questions to focus on safeguarding and vulnerability to frame a solution focused initial response with our customers.

At TDI, safety isn’t just a box to tick. It’s a value we live and deliver on every day.

As a proud Premium Member and Manufacturing Partner of the Rail Forum, we’re pleased to support the 10th anniversary of Rail Safety Week, working alongside industry leaders to build a stronger, safer rail network for all.

Yvonne Stringer, our Health & Safety Manager, reminds us that “every process, project, and product must hold safety at its core. Our teams are continuously innovating and developing processes that support our vision of zero defects and zero delays across every programme.”

We honour this week not just in words, but in action, aligning with best-in-class industry standards to ensure every solution we deliver contributes to a safer, more reliable railway.

This milestone is a moment to reflect, reinforce and recommit to what really matters – people, safety, and long-term resilience.

Transport for London is excited to announce that they are working with Portaramp UK Ltd. to help enhance the safety and experiences of passengers with reduced mobility across their network!

Turtle Medical is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

TVS Rail Spares supports and is committed to ensuring that everybody gets home safe every day.

Steve Welch, Commercial Manager said: “Safety is at the heart of everything we do at TVS Rail Spares and this safety culture is critical to our railway. As an industry, we’ve made huge strides over the last 30 years, including no workforce fatalities last year for the first time since 2015-16, but that doesn’t mean the work and the efforts should stop. Collectively, everyone needs to do their bit to ensure that this becomes the new norm.”

TVS Rail Spares sell a range of safety equipment, from both the safety critical components installed on the railway to key Personal Protective Equipment like gloves, safety goggles and ear defenders.

It’s Rail Safety Week, and at TXM Consult we are reflecting on our partnership with Rail Safe Friendly, a programme built from a deep, personal passion to keep children safe around the railway.

Rail is where our journey began, and it is still at the heart of what we do. That’s why partnering with Rail Safe Friendly to help educate young people on rail safety means so much to us.

Tyne and Wear Metro are showcasing their new safety features on their trains in support of Rail Safety Week 2025.

This Rail Safety Week we are welcoming schools from Hexham and Corbridge for a rail safety day at Newcastle College’s NCL Rail Academy.

Rob Fisher, Chief Executive at UK Materials Handling Association, will be speaking about ‘The Three Stages of Lift Truck Training – How to be Compliant’ alongside Andy Cartwright, Technical Manager at Mentor Training, as part of the Rail Safety Week Conference.

Hear their speaking slot between 10:35 – 11:00 on Wednesday 18 June.

UK Tram is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Understood UK is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

At VA Rail, we believe safety isn’t just a process it’s a principle that must run through every part of the railway: from depots and control rooms to stations and boardrooms.

To support Rail Safety Week 2025, we’ve shared a fresh perspective on why safety must be system-wide, how leadership and culture shape outcomes, and how organisations can build beyond compliance.

Van Elle are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

This year, we asked — how can we really build safety-first mindsets? We decided to start at the very beginning.  So last week, we visited our youngest-ever group, a local Squirrel Scout group in Warrington.

We shared who we are, what we do to keep our teams and teams working on site safe, and why it’s so important that they understand how to stay safe around the railway.

We talked about everything — from PPE and what to look out for, to how hard our team works to keep site teams, passengers, and the public safe.

– Why we wear what we wear
– What the signs, sights, and sounds at stations really mean
– How we help protect people on and around the rail network

Victa Railfreight Ltd. are proudly joining the rail industry in observing Rail Safety Awareness Week.

At the heart of everything we do is a steadfast commitment to safety. Our training courses are designed to enhance safety practices and are sought after by businesses across the rail industry.

We offer a range of programmes, including:
Rail Safety Awareness (RSA): Essential for understanding the fundamentals of rail safety.
Rail Site Operation Managers Courses: Tailored to equip managers with the skills to oversee safe rail operations effectively.
Safety Critical Communications Courses: Focused on ensuring clear and precise communication to prevent accidents and ensure smooth operations.
Designated Person (DP) Courses: These courses offer essential instruction, knowledge, and understanding of the Railway Rulebook Module T10. Their objective is to ensure competence in establishing a safe system of work while operating on rail vehicles.

Each course is meticulously crafted to meet industry standards and ensure that safety remains a top priority. By equipping rail professionals with the necessary skills and knowledge, we are fostering a safer rail environment for everyone.

Vital Human Resources is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025, working with Southern Renewel Enterprise to hold a Safety Day on Thursday 19th June.

Werrington Primary School is proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Würth MRO, Safety, & Metalworking are proud to support Rail Safety Week 2025!

Rail worker safety demands our continued attention:

In high-risk environments, improving worker safety isn’t just about reactive measures; it’s about building a strong and effective safety culture where the workforce can feel safe during their shifts.

In some parts of the world within the rail industry, there’s a growing recognition of the role that digital control of work systems can play in this effort. (Nexxiot)

By enabling better risk assessment and mitigation, isolations and clear and concise permitting, digital solutions can help ensure that frontline teams operate with full visibility, up-to-date information, and compliance at every step of operations.

As infrastructures modernise and expand, the need to have systems that protect the workers who maintain and operate it will be key.

Proactive safety management isn’t just a goal; it’s a necessity for every rail organisation committed to getting its workforce home safely, every day.

Yokogawa RAP Ltd is pleased to support , as we remain committed towards enhancing safety for the railway workforce.

On Monday evening we took a group of Beavers from 2nd Driffield Scout Group on a rail safety trip to Bridlington. The children learned how to use a train safely and enjoyed doing our activity sheet on the journey.
At Bridlington station we talked to them about our barrow boy statue and tiled map, then BTP officer Dan chatted to them about the rail safety. This experience will help them to earn their platform for change badges and they are also getting special Railway 200 badges made!

As we mark Rail Safety Week, it’s a timely reminder that the systems protecting our depot teams are just as vital as the infrastructure that moves our trains.
Recent developments in the supply chain have introduced uncertainty for some operators relying on depot safety systems. In these situations, the risk isn’t just operational—it’s personal.
At Zonegreen, we believe no team should be left exposed. That’s why our engineers are ready to step in and support depots that need servicing expertise, safety assurance, or contingency planning, regardless of the original system manufacturer.

Our goal is simple: to help every depot maintain a safe, compliant, and resilient environment for their people.