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Protecting the public

from harm

Allan SpenceHead of Corporate

Passenger & Public Safety

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Britain’s mainline railway

infrastructure manager

• 20,000 miles of track

• 40,000 bridges and tunnels

• 42,000 employees

• 23,000 trains/day

• 1.7 billion passenger journeys/year

• 500 freight trains/day

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Mainline railway risk in context

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Level crossings

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Level crossing data

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Level Crossing Risk Overview

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Level Crossing Risk Overview

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Automatic half barrier level crossings

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Enforcement – changing behaviour

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Red Light Safety Equipment – action taken

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Red Light Safety Equipment

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Trespass

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Trespass trends

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Sports partner

Community partner

Social media

Education partner

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Partnerships

Sports partner

Community partner

Social media

Education partner

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Partnerships Network Rail

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Achievements and Trespass Awareness Week

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Suicide Prevention

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Why does it matter to the rail industry?

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What’s been happening?

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Prevention strategies

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Prevention strategies – evolving for the future

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And finally: Engaging the next generation