Topic: Rail trespass

Is it time for people to take railway safety more seriously?

More than half (61 per cent) of the fatalities from railway accidents in the EU involve unauthorised persons and trespassers. Since freight trains are increasingly engaged in such safety incidents, it’s time to tackle this...Read more

06-08-2021|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Germany: girl risks life travelling on freight train

A 14-year-old girl jumped on a freight train and travelled for 70 kilometres before jumping off. The incident took place in Germany, on the route between Ettlingen-Stadt and Offenburg in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg....Read more

22-07-2021|Comment|author: Nikos Papatolios

Bridge bashing and running reds a headache for UK Network Rail

With five bridges hit by road traffic every day, and an increasing number of crossing violations and trespass incidents, the UK infrastructure manager, Network Rail is renewing calls for better behaviour at railway interfaces. Freight...Read more

11-09-2020|Comment|author: Simon Walton

UIC: education about rail trespassing is ‘imperative’

Trespassing on rail infrastructure was responsible for more than half of all significant rail accidents recorded in Europe last year, says the International Union of Railways (UIC), with freight train-related incidents accounting for nearly 200...Read more

07-11-2017|Comment|author: Simon Weedy