Press Releases

Managers and trade union representatives from across the rail industry gathered in London last week to share practical experience of the new ROGS safety regulations, twelve months after their implementation. The conference was held at the Wellcome Centre on 8 November 2007 and was jointly organised by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR).

Rail industry leaders have united in a robust call for a sustainable future which builds on rail’s obvious strengths and targets more electrification, at the sector’s first industry-wide sustainable development conference.  

RSSB and Belgian Railways (NMBS) have agreed a licence arrangement to provide NMBS with access to RSSB’s Safety Risk Model (SRM).

Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has today published the results of research into seat belts, windows and the industry approach to escape from passenger trains.

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has announced the appointment of James Hardy to the position of Head of Research and Development (R&D). James Hardy moves to RSSB from the Highways Agency, where he held a similar position in charge of its research and development programme. James is also a chartered civil engineer who has experience of safety critical environments gained in the nuclear and offshore fields.

Rail makes a critical contribution to Great Britain’s prosperity and quality of life and is crucial in delivering sustainable transport for the future. The most significant contribution that the railway can make to a sustainable future is to increase the number of passengers that travel through the rail network that would otherwise use more polluting modes, and so reduce the overall carbon impact from all transport.

The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) and the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) reaffirms the rail industry’s commitment to ensure that Britain’s passenger railway remains the most environmentally-friendly form of mechanised transport, and fully appreciates the challenge of sustainable development.

Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has published its Annual Safety Performance Report for 2006 which shows continued improvements in both passenger and workforce safety.

Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has a new team of directors under the leadership of Len Porter, Chief Executive.

From 7 April 2007 the rail industry is making significant changes to its operations, which will affect line-side neighbours and users of footpath crossings.

A unique event bringing together over 130 delegates from a broad spectrum of stakeholders engaged in railway community safety took place this month.

The industry’s accident investigation process has been revised to take account of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch’s (RAIB) role and the implementation of Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (safety) Regulations 2005 (ROGS).