We’re doing all we can to prevent rail suicides and support those affected by them.

Every suicide is a tragic event impacting upon the individual’s family and friends, as well as our employees, commuters and the wider community.  Along with Britain’s Train Operators and the British Transport Police, we’ve been working with Samaritans and many other charitable organisations to reduce the number of suicides on our railways since 2010.

The rail industry is working in partnership with Samaritans and the British Transport Police to promote its flagship Small Talk Saves Lives bystander campaign, which launched in November 2017.  

The first campaign of its type on the railway, it encourages the public to support those who may be in emotional crisis around them on the rail network.

The campaign aims to give commuters the confidence to trust their own instincts and intervene if they see someone vulnerable who may be at risk of suicide on or around the rail network, and to talk to them to interrupt their suicidal thoughts.

Click here for full article:https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/safety-in-the-community/railway-safety-campaigns/suicide-prevention-campaigns/