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We are thrilled to welcome Michelle Gard, Health and Safety Advisor at Amey, to our growing network of Rail Safe Friendly Ambassadors! Michelle brings over 12 years of UK rail industry experience to the role, backed by a background in psychology and a deep passion for social value. Day-to-day, she works with teams across rail … Read more

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At Rail Safe Friendly, our mission is clear: to deliver vital rail safety education to every school across the UK. To achieve this, we rely heavily on the support, passion and collaboration of the wider rail industry. That is why our Managing Director and Founder, Stuart, recently headed to the Derby Arena for Rolling Stock Networking (RSN) … Read more

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We are absolutely thrilled to share some incredible news! At the recent Passenger Safety Event in Milton Keynes on Thursday 18th June 2026, Network Rail North West and Central Route officially received their Gold Disc, marking their status as a Gold Partner within the Rail Safe Friendly Programme. The coveted Gold Disc was proudly accepted by Jennifer Hartnett, Route Crime and … Read more

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Chiltern Railways Strengthens Commitment to Rail Safety Education Through Gold-Level Partnership Chiltern Railways has proudly joined the Rail Safe Friendly programme at Gold level, demonstrating its commitment to educating young people about railway safety and helping to prevent incidents of trespass and unsafe behaviour across the rail network. The Rail Safe Friendly programme enables schools … Read more

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Fresh off the back of an incredible trip to Glasgow, the Rail Safe Friendly team recently packed up the banners, grabbed the latest safety materials, and headed east to the historic capital for TransCity Rail (TCR) Edinburgh. As a programme completely dedicated to delivering crucial, life-saving rail safety education to every school across the UK, … Read more

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The Rail Safe Friendly team recently packed up the banners, leaflets, and a whole lot of passion for safety education, heading north for Rail Infrastructure Networking (RIN) Glasgow. As a programme dedicated to delivering crucial rail safety awareness to every school across the UK, events like RIN give us an invaluable platform to connect with the wider rail … Read more

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SLC, a rail development and delivery specialist, is celebrating six months of its partnership with Rail Safe Friendly, which has already seen 4,279 young people educated about the dangers of trespassing on or near the railway. Rail Safe Friendly delivers video safety content about the dangers of trespassing on railways directly to schools via digital education provider Learn Live, which, … Read more

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As part of Rail Safety Week, GB Railfreight (GBRf) was awarded a ‘gold disc’ to mark their gold-level partnership with the education programme Rail Safe Friendly. Following the award GBRf will now deliver and support Rail Safe Friendly in 150 schools across the UK. At a ceremony in Euston station, GBRf’s Chief Executive, John Smith … Read more

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ARL’s trespass and welfare manager, Gemma Cox, plays an extremely important role in keeping over 520,000 passengers safe on the London Overground network every day – including our youngest passengers. It was back to school for Gemma on Wednesday 20 March, as she visited a school in Northamptonshire to speak with Year 11 students about … Read more

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A rail safety educational programme was today (Friday 20 Sept) launched in Wales by Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates. Rail Safe Friendly was created by Learn Live and teaches young people about the dangers of trespassing on Britain’s railways, aiming to raise awareness, save lives and prevent injuries. Transport for Wales, … Read more

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Long distance train operator CrossCountry has partnered with the Rail Safe Friendly programme to help promote rail safety awareness to young people. Rail Safe Friendly was launched in March 2023 by Stuart Heaton following the tragic death of 11-year-old Harrison Ballantyne who received a fatal electric shock after climbing over a fence to retrieve his … Read more

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We’re delighted to share that Colas Rail UK has become Gold Partners with the Rail Safe Friendly (RSF) initiative to promote rail safety to schoolchildren. RSF was established as a digital education provider on the dangers of trespassing on the railways to at the time of writing, over 4,000 schools nationwide. The initiative was set … Read more

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