On The Line

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We hear endless stories about the entangled politics of the railway, the latest strategic 'vision' and those boardroom suits who earn toe-curling bonuses.

But there are real people at the heart of our industry, making it function. This page brings together stories about those who work on or near the line.

Previous stories

2009

2008

July

Hydrex man injured by roadrailer
21st July 2010 (Highland News)
A rail worker was injured after his vehicle collided with a goods train in Inverness.

May

	Appeal court upholds fine 26th May 2010 (Lancashire Telegraph) Network Rail has failed in an Appeal Court bid to reduce a £667,666 fine imposed after two railwaymen were struck and killed by a roadrailer.
	Near miss COSS made 'scapegoat' 24th May 2010 (News & Star) A Carlisle trackworker claims he was “used as a scapegoat” for a near miss that almost saw a colleague hit by a 105mph Virgin train.

April

70 foot fall kills rail worker
16th April 2010 (Kilmarnock Standard)
A railway worker has died after plunging 70ft from a cherrypicker while inspecting a viaduct.

March

Network Rail worker hit by train
30th March 2010 (Hertfordshire Mercury)
A maintenance worker in his fifties has been airlifted to hospital with life threatening injuries after being hit by a train at Cheshunt.

February

	Trackworker injured on ECML 22nd February 2010 (BBC News) Network Rail said a trackworker was hurt during track renewal work at Hitchin.
	Jail for drunk train driver 22nd February 2010 (BBC News) A train driver who drank a bottle of whisky while on duty has been jailed for 135 days, raising "disturbing questions" about the monitoring of train drivers.
	Prohibition notice over safety fears 17th February 2010 (People Management) Planned staff cuts at Network Rail have been called into question after a railway inspector set out safety concerns over current working practices.

January

Workers die in falls from rail bridges
28th January 2010 (BBC News)
Two workmen have died within hours of each other in separate falls from two of Scotland's greatest railway bridges.

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