Trespass kills: assessing trespass risk
Featured story18 January 2021
Episode 11 looks at the cost of trespass on the railway, in terms of operational delays, financial costs, the additional risk it can cause, and in human terms—of life-changing injuries, lives lost, and other lives affected.
In this second podcast about trespass, I talk with with Walt Cartwright, of DB Cargo UK, and Simon Martin, Route Crime Manager at Network Rail, about the practical sides of assessing trespass risk and putting prevention measures in place.
Topics in this episode include:
- Walt Cartwright, introductory biography [1:10]
- Simon Martin, introductory biography [1:45]
- Walt tells us why he's passionate about reducing trespass [2:12]
- …and the benefits that the new guide to trespass risk assessment will bring in terms of consistency across the industry [3:12]
- Walt talks about the potential of the new guide to improve understanding of what 'as low as reasonably practicable' looks like [4:48]
- Simon talks about why there's a significant amount of trespass at or near stations; and what Network Rail is doing to reduce the potential for trespass [6:26]
- Simon talks about the results from a trial with higher fencing at a specific location [9:12]
- Close [10:02]
Resources mentioned in this episode
- LHSBR Public Behaviour section
- The Trespass Improvement Programme
- RSSB research project T1168 Evaluating Effectiveness of Trespass Detection and Prevention Methods
- RSSB research project T1182 Industry Trespass Data Collection Requirements
- Delays explained, Vandalism and trespass—Network Rail website
- Railway safety campaigns, You Vs Train—Network Rail website
- You vs. Train website.
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