Topic: Rail safety

Even more construction on German tracks this year to replace half a million sleepers

The German railway network will have 400 additional construction sites this year and this will have a negative impact on punctuality, predicts Deutsche Bahn. DB will replace more than five times more sleepers than usual....Read more

02-06-2023|Comment|author: Esther Geerts

Will the US Senate approve the Railway Safety Act?

The US Senate Committee on Commerce approved the Railway Safety Act (RSA) of 2023 on Wednesday 10 May. This bill includes higher safety standards and harsher penalties for companies responsible for accidents. The next step is...Read more

17-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Network Rail wants wide-ranging changes after Stonehaven crash

The UK rail infrastructure management agency Network Rail has proposed wide-ranging changes to the way it monitors and maintains the earthworks around its tracks. This comes in the light of the fatal accident at Stonehaven...Read more

10-09-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Trespassers cause half of European rail accidents

More than 50 percent of rail accidents in Europe are caused by people who enter the railway unauthorised. This was concluded in the annual safety report of the international rail organization UIC. The organisation therefore...Read more

23-11-2018|Comment|author: Carlijn Kruidhof