Overview

• Network Rail recorded 24 accidental rail fatalities in the past year, the highest toll since 2020.
• Five fatalities occurred at level crossings and 19 at unauthorised crossings across the network.
• The joint initiative launched two emotive films with emergency responders and an NHS trauma specialist sharing real-life impacts.
• Grove level crossing in Oxfordshire has been closed and an accessible footbridge opened at Farnborough North station.
• Unsafe behaviours, including phone distractions and trespassing, contributed to 85 near misses in the Southern region and over one million minutes of train delays last year.