Protecting the railway from new and existing dangers

DR JOSEPH BRENNAN considers the challenge to make the railway safer, and how lessons can be learned from incidents at level crossings

PAUL CLIFTON talks to a security firm which says “high visibility” is the way to tackle what it believes to be an increasing issue on the railway

An ever-improving safety record is no accident - it’s all about learning from mistakes, with every tragedy teaching the railway something new.

Thousands of workers stepping off their morning train has become an enduring image of the railway. But the custom of commuting has constantly evolved, as CHRISTIAN WOLMAR reports

Cars are full of sensors and automation that allow vehicles to change lanes or brake without the driver doing much at all. Navigation systems reveal exactly what’s on the road ahead, offering global w

It seems to me that whenever the rail ...