The statistics make for sobering reading. Despite high-profile safety campaigns, the closure of 700 crossings since 2010 and Network Rail’s rolling £130m investment in new footbridges, barriers and ...

Networks of tiny wireless sensors could not only improve safety at railway crossings but would also be much less costly to install and maintain, drawing their electrical power from track vibration.

Efacec’s XSafe solution is designed to cater to the railroad safety-critical systems. Credit: Efacec. Swedish rail and road infrastructure manager Trafikverket has contracted Efacec and its local ...

Škoda Auto is currently trialling new safety technology that warns drivers of approaching trains to reduce the risk of accidents at level crossings. Between 2011 and 2021, there were 992 near misses ...