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A database of documents and reports released by industry bodies. You can download the document by clicking on its title, and can filter reports by author or subject. If you have a report you would like to submit to the Rail Hub, please email [email protected].
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Brexit: Helping Britain’s railways understand Brexit’s impact on standards and regulation
16/03/2018RSSB SearchResearchItemsRSSB says it is advising members “to continue planning for a range of possible outcomes from Brexit.” Outlines three scenarios from being very similar to very different to today, and lists six challenges. These include mutual recognition of certifications and authorisations; sharing data, knowledge ad information; and mechanisms to align with or diverge from EU requirements.
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Risk associated with train dispatch: Summary of risk analysis and consolidation of current knowledge
01/07/2017RSSB SearchResearchItemsThe RSSB has concluded that, based “on recent GB industry-standard evidence, safety levels are as good for passengers who board and alight from trains without a guard being present as they are for those using other services.” This report “concludes that levels of risk across all forms of dispatch are low.” It says that just under 80m passenger trains are dispatched on the GB main line network per year.
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Annual safety performance report: a reference guide to safety trends on GB railways - 2016/17
01/07/2017RSSB SearchResearchItems‘Total system harm’ was at its second lowest in ten years, according to this report from the RSSB, with reductions in harm for passengers and the public. However, workforce harm increased from 26.8 Fatalities and Weighted Injuries to 27.9FWI. The report also says there are “clear challenges that the industry is facing in other areas, such as managing risk at the platform edge, managing assaults on trains and in stations, and emerging trends seen in workforce road driving.” Against the existence of the shared industry strategy Leading Health and Safety on Britain’s Railways, the RSSB says it will publish quarterly reports from 2017/2018 “specifically to monitor industry’s implementation of the strategy in the key risk areas and management capabilities.”
