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July 11, 2019 | News

Network Rail forms £70m track worker safety task force

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has launched a new £70m safety task force, which aims to improve track worker safety.

June 10, 2019 | Light Rail

Bombardier unveils Compas LRV safety system

IRJ at UITP Summit: Bombardier has presented its new Compas (Collision and Overspeed Monitoring and Prevention Assistance System) safety system for urban LRVs at the UITP Global Public Transportation Summit in Stockholm.

February 22, 2019 | Freight

Belgium cancels Captrain safety certificate

RAIL freight operator Captrain, Belgium, a subsidiary of French National Railways’ (SNCF) logistics division, has lost its safety certificate preventing it from operating freight trains on the Belgian rail network.

January 29, 2019 | Europe

EC issues Spain with rail safety infringement notice

THE European Commission (EC) issued a formal notice to Spain on January 24 for failing to meet the requirements of European Union railway safety legislation under the Railway Safety Directive 2004/49/EC.

January 27, 2019 | Asia

Indian Railways takes two steps forward, one step back

THE ghastly deaths of 59 festival-goers in a freak accident near the northern Indian city of Amritsar in October cast a pale of shadow over Indian Railways’ (IR) recent safety improvements.

January 16, 2019 | Freight

Denmark lifts pocket wagon ban

DANISH transport safety authority Trafikstyrelsen has lifted a prohibition notice issued on January 8 banning the operation of pocket wagons used to transport lorry semi-trailers.

January 8, 2019 | Freight

Denmark bans pocket wagons after Great Belt accident

DANISH transport safety authority Trafikstyrelsen issued a prohibition notice on January 8 banning the operation of pocket wagons used to transport lorry semi-trailers pending independent safety checks and verification for all operators wishing to use them.

November 20, 2018 | Europe

European rail safety continuing to improve, UIC report finds

RAIL safety is continuing to improve despite the frequency of accidents remaining steady, the International Union of Railways’ (UIC) annual report on railway accidents in Europe shows.

August 23, 2018 | Track

‘Meerkat’ to improve level crossing safety

NETWORK Rail (NR) has commissioned Costain to develop enhanced warning technology called Meerkat to reduce the number of incidents at passive footpath and bridleway level crossings across Britain.

August 14, 2018 | Asia

India and Japan to cooperate on safety improvements

THE Indian Ministry of Railways and Japan’s International Cooperation Agency (Jica) have agreed to work together to improve safety on Indian Railways.

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