Edinburgh Waverley Station

16/01/2017

We’re proudly supporting Samaritans latest campaign, Brew Monday.

Today is supposedly Blue Monday - alleged to be one of the most depressing days of the year, but we’re helping the Samaritans turn Blue Monday into ‘Brew Monday.’

It’s encouraging everyone to have a cuppa and a chat with those who may be going through a tough time – it could be a neighbour, colleague, relative or friend. Showing you care and simply listening could save a life.

As part of this campaign, local events are happening at some of our railway stations. At London’s King’s Cross and Glasgow Central we’re handing out free tea bags to passengers to take part in Brew Monday.

To find out more -> http://www.samaritans.org/brew-monday

Brew Monday campaign.Find out more here.

12/01/2017

We work hard to predict and plan for any potential problems caused by snow and ice on the rail network, and have a number of ways to address them quickly. To find out more about the common issues and how we tackle them -> http://ow.ly/5R8X307WiRE

We work hard to predict and plan for any potential problems caused by snow and ice on the rail network, and have a number of ways to address them...

03/01/2017

Christmas starts now for 24,000 railway engineers after successful delivery of £100m upgrade work:

Our teams worked more than 600,000 hours so that passengers across the land can benefit from improved reliability and reduced congestion following...

27/12/2016

A shocking and incredibly sad statistic…


It’s difficult to talk about the hard stuff, but working with Samaritans we want people to remember ‘it’s okay to talk’ and you should always feel you can reach out for help and support. You can contact Samaritans 24 hours a day, 365 days a year - > http://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us


Have you seen Samaritan’s latest campaign ‘Local Action Saves Lives’ -> www.samaritans.org/railaction

22/12/2016

Please remember to check before you travel over the festive period as we will be delivering a huge programme of upgrade work with up to 200 projects across Britain.

Network Rail is advising passengers to plan their journeys as early as possible this Christmas. This is ahead of another huge programme of upgrade...

20/12/2016

Hear from Paul, John and Bradley who have all benefited from training by the Samaritans. Listen to their stories of lifesaving interventions on the railway -> http://www.networkrail.co.uk/samaritans-stories/


You can also check out their latest campaign here: > www.samaritans.org/railaction

15/12/2016

Back in October we launched an innovative smartphone app called ‘Signly Network Rail’ that will help enable the one in six deaf people who live in the UK to access a range of information to help them use level crossings safely -> https://www.networkrail.co.uk/everyone-across-safely/


We worked with the The Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD), Action on Hearing Loss Scope, the Built Environment Accessibility Panel and The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (UK) to produce an accessible user guide.

This offers safety advice and information on audio, visual and tactile cues and also the warnings that are present at some of Britain’s level crossings to help users know when it is safe to cross the tracks.


The app is free and available in the Apple App store and Google Play.




https://www.facebook.com/groups/royaldeaf/ - The Royal Association for Deaf people (RAD)

We want to ensure that everyone can access and understand our safety information and advice, and that users know how to contact Network Rail if...

13/12/2016

In the past year, using the training they’ve received from Samaritans, railway staff have intervened to assist 450 people who otherwise may have come to harm on the rail network.


We work in partnership with the Samaritans to promote this kind of safe action – check out theirlatest campaign > http://www.samaritans.org/takeaction


Samaritans

12/12/2016

Settle-Carlisle railway line on schedule to reopen in March 2017:

An iconic railway line in Cumbria that suffered a half-million tonne landslip last December is on schedule to reopen on 31 March next year.

06/12/2016

We are one of many proud supporters of Samaritans in the rail industry.

It’s a partnership that’s seen more than 11,500 rail staff trained in listening and confidence skills, enabling them to identify people at risk on the railway, and offer them any help they may need.

Find out more about Samaritans latest campaign -> http://www.samaritans.org/takeaction

30/11/2016

Chris received a 750 volt electric shock through his leg and into his body after deciding to cross the railway after a day out drinking -> http://ow.ly/oHJr306sErr

He now works with us, using his story to warn others about the dangers of drinking, and how a moment of clouded judgement can have consequences that last a lifetime.

Christmas should be a time of year when everyone can enjoy themselves and have fun. But for some festive revellers it can spell danger, with...