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Lindsey Inger death: Calls for inquiry into level crossing safety

15 May 2013 Last updated at 15:59 from the BBC at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-22538350.Lindsey Inger death: Calls for inquiry into level crossing safetyLindsey Inger was the third person to be killed at a crossing in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire A union is...

Published on 16 May 2013, 8:50 AM by WaltFH16 | 0 comment(s)

Safety devices to be removed from trains

from: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/safety-devices-to-be-removed-from-trains/story-fn3dxiwe-1226641313650Safety devices to be removed from trains From: AAP May 13, 20133:16PMDEVICES used to alert train drivers and track workers of approaching trains will be removed from the...

Published on 13 May 2013, 8:52 AM by EricPD | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Australia Detonators Rail Railroad Railway Transport

Network Rail and Signalman fined for crossing mistake

Level Crossing Death: Network Rail Fined £450kA judge slams Network Rail for the "entirely preventable" death of a woman whose car was hit by a train after a signalman's error.7:06pm UK, Wednesday 10 April 2013 from:...

Published on 11 April 2013, 1:58 PM by Relentless | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Corssing Fatality Prosecution Railroad Railway Vicarious Liability

Final Week For Schoolchildren To Enter Metra Safety Poster Contest

from: http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/04/06/final-week-for-schoolchildren-to-enter-metra-safety-poster-contest/CHICAGO (CBS) – Schoolchildren throughout the Chicago area have until April 15 to get aboard for this year’s Metra Safety Poster contest. Any child in the kindergarten through...

Published on 7 April 2013, 12:48 PM by Caleb | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Metra Railroad Transportation Chicago Poster Competition

Children hit by trains whilst walking to school wearing headphones

From: http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/174061171.htmlRailroad commissioner speaks out after pair of train crashesBy Mary Franzen Oct. 14, 2012 Kenosha-- A 16-year-old boy was hit by an Amtrak train Friday morning, while he was on his way to school. The boy was walking down...

Published on 16 October 2012, 10:27 AM by AmyasC | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Accident Amtrak Child Safety Children ear buds headphones Railroad Train

Safety questions for London Underground after incidents of children on the track rise

Boy found walking on Tube tracks 'to collect his bike' kicks off major safety row A boy was carried into sidings and walked back along the tracks near live wires Dick Murray, Transport Correspondent 10 October 2012 from:...

Published on 10 October 2012, 9:24 AM by ElizabethR | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Children London Underground LUL Railroad Railway Tracks

Australia tries new railway crossing safety project

Queensland tests its own railway crossing safetyPublished on Mon, 17/09/2012, 02:42:36By Paul HemsleyThe Queensland government is following Victoria’s footsteps to make open level crossings for trains and cars safer.Last month, the Victorian government announced it would trial...

Published on 17 September 2012, 10:01 AM by ElizabethR | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Australia Level Crossing Railroad Railway

Safety warning after four men caught on Railway Line

Safety warning after four men caught on East Coast Main Line at Newton Aycliffe8:00am Tuesday 14th August 2012 in News By Lizzie Anderson http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/9871415.Safety_warning_after_four_men_caught_on_East_Coast_Main_Line/Police attend reports of men...

Published on 14 August 2012, 5:06 PM by Steele | 0 comment(s)

Tags: East Coast Main Line Railway Railroad British Transport Police Trespass

Rail Safety Week for New Zealand

Pedestrian safety the focus for this year’s Rail Safety WeekMonday, 13 August 2012, 12:49 pmPress Release: KiwiRail Pedestrian safety the focus for this year’s Rail Safety Week“Use your brain, tracks are for trains” is the new safety message being delivered throughout the...

Published on 13 August 2012, 4:19 AM by AngryBird | 0 comment(s)

Tags: Rail Safety Railway Railroad Transportation Transport

Safety Concerns on Raiway in New Zealandl over possible staff cuts

Safety concerns remain for rail workersMonday, 23 July 2012, 5:10 pmMonday July 23, 2012Safety concerns remain for rail workersConcerns are growing among rail staff about the impact of KiwiRail’s proposed staffing cuts, following a slip in the Buller Gorge last week.KiwiRail is proposing...

Published on 23 July 2012, 7:38 AM by AngryBird | 0 comment(s)

Tags: New Zealand Railroad Railway Staff Cuts

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