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Grr318 Online.Indb IN THIS ISSUE Digitalisation: Infrabel’s commitment to delivering a smarter and safer railway UK rail expert debate: Embracing change and solving challenges 9,$5DLO&DQDGDDžVǪHHWUHQHZDO programme and modernisation strategy ISSUE JUN 03 2018 EXPERTISE | OPINION | INTELLIGENCE globalrailwayreview.com Level crossing safety Discover how the rail sector is deploying innovative technology and concentrating on several campaigns and educational programmes to reduce the number of level crossing accidents and save lives Developing solu- tions for strong railway operations. Increase the capacity of your rail network. Swiss precision in WUDȢFPDQDJHPHQW 5DLO&RQWURO6\VWHP 5&6 Discover more at sbb.ch/rcs Swiss Federal Railways SBB, Infrastructure Sales, Hilfikerstrasse 3, 3000 Bern 65, Switzerland, + 41 51 222 88 88, [email protected], www.sbb.ch WELCOME Why is the message still not clear? Recent headlines and statistics suggest that many pedestrians and motorists do not understand the dangers of level crossings. Is the rail sector doing enough to help educate the public? EVERYONE should know that level crossings are dangerous, yet so many people continue to cause accidents at these road/rail junctions that result in serious injury and, too often, fatalities. It’s surely simple: Be sensible and adhere to GLOBAL RAILWAY REVIEW warnings at level crossings. VOL 24 | ISSUE 03 | JUN 2018 According to Operational Lifesaver Inc. few people are aware of the worrying statistic that in America, a person or Founder: IAN RUSSELL Managing Director: JOSH RUSSELL vehicle is hit by a train roughly every three hours. 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