Rail Safety

Areas in which TRL can provide advice include:

• Consultations within the rail industry and other sectors, both nationally and internationally
• In depth understanding of rail accident precursors
• Experience in risk analysis, causal trees, and accident analysis
• Undertaking transport-related safety assessments (including workplace and road/rail interface)
• Delivering high quality surveys - to establish the attitudes, behaviours and knowledge of respondents, whether they are office based staff, working in stations or trackside, or passengers  
• Insightful analysis of quantitative and qualitative data
• Occupant safety, vehicle crashworthiness
• Accident investigation - TRL has led several high profile rail accident investigations
• Accessibility - TRL has extensive experience in assessing accessibility and providing recommendations to improve access for passengers with disabilities

We have carried out research in the rail sector in both the UK and Europe, including a considerable number of studies on various aspects of level crossing safety. Our experts cover a wide range of disciplines which together can help assess and reduce the risks to rail workers, using our extensive knowledge of safety culture, hazard identification, conspicuity of workwear and/or vehicles, and distraction.