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STATION staff can save lives if they are trained to support passengers at risk of suicide, rail union RMT’s AGM heard today.
Delegates unanimously backed a call for a programme run by the Samaritans in partnership with Network Rail and London Underground to be expanded across Britain’s network.
The course trains staff in spotting passengers who are at risk, and talking them out of jumping in front of trains.
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
Evidence to peers from medical leaders, patient safety officials and the children’s commissioner has intensified fears that the Bill’s safeguards are inadequate, writes ADAM JAMES POLLOCK
EDDIE DEMPSEY explains why the RMT is calling for urgent action against assaults on staff and passengers on our public transport system
A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains