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🌨️ Our #winter fleet is working hard to keep you moving safely during snow and ice this week. Our kit includes snow ploughs attached to locos. Read more about how we deal with very cold weather: 👉 #StormGoretti #Snow

😱 We don't discourage you from taking photos and videos of the railway, but please: ⚠️ STAY ... BEHIND ... THE ... YELLOW ... LINES ❗ They're there to keep you safe. 🎥 Archive (Filmed from a position of safety) #SafetySaturday

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⚠️ Warning – some people may find this video distressing. Stay alert at level crossings. Remember, you could be risking your life. #CrossedTheLine #SafetySaturday

🌞 🌵 London Victoria gets a summer garden makeover to highlight the impact of climate change on the railway. Inspired by the Chelsea Flower Show, it highlights the damaging effects of heat on the railway and innovations to tackle them: 👉 #HotRailway

😱 Absolutely shocking CCTV footage from Cross Gates station, Yorkshire. ⚠️ Not only are these youths risking their own lives, they're putting so many others in danger, potentially causing a derailment: ➡️ #SafetySaturday

🕐 We're celebrating a new timepiece for the railway, 200 years after the first passenger service ran in Britain! The London timepiece by Design Bridge and Partners works as a physical and digital #timepiece. 👉 Design Bridge and Partners Royal Institute of British Architects the Design Museum

#EastWestRail has been used for commercial freight for the first time. 🙌 Yesterday the service from Didcot arrived at the new infrastructure at Oxford, travelling to Milton Keynes to connect with the West Coast Main Line: 👉 West Coast Main Line #Freight

🤦 These people clearly though the train would have enough time to stop for them ... 🚄 A train travelling at 125mph takes 20 football pitches to stop! ⚽ 🎥 Oct 2019. #SafetySaturday #LevelCrossingSafety

😱 Shocking CCTV footage of children misusing a level crossing in Grove, Oxfordshire. ❌ The railway is NOT a playground! 🙏 PLEASE remind your children about the danger of playing near the railway: ➡️ #LevelCrossings #Safety

Meet Bessie Matthews, a driver for GB Railfreight. 🎬 TV's Tim Dunn spoke to Bessie at #TheGreatestGathering this month to find out what inspired her to pursue a career in freight and what it feels like to drive a train at 75 miles an hour. The Greatest Gathering Alstom #Freight

😰 📹 Onboard driver CCTV caught this near miss on the West Coast Main Line. 🚸 Always concentrate at level crossings, and remind children too! Find out more: ➡️ Avanti West Coast #SafetySaturday #HalfTermSafety

🙌 What a milestone for the East West Rail project! A test train successfully completed its first run between Oxford and Milton Keynes. One step closer to reopening the line to passengers for the first time in nearly 60 years: 👉 #EastWestRail

Watch our most shocking level crossing misuse CCTV in one video. And remember - stay alert, stay safe and always respect the barriers. 📍 Level crossings are not shortcuts. 🚆 Trains can’t swerve or stop quickly. 🚫 Misuse puts lives at risk. #LevelCrossing #RailSafetyWeek

🕰️ The iconic Brief Encounter clock returns to Carnforth Station after restoration, 80 years after the film's release. 🎬 The clock, first installed at the station in 1895, was removed in 2020 for restoration and to have its fixings remade. 👉

⚠️ This shocking footage shows dog walkers, teens and even parents putting lives at risk on level crossings. 😬 Stay safe, stay off the tracks. It's not worth the risk! #SafetySaturday

🌉 Meet Britain's most bashed bridges! Watling Street A5 in Hinckley tops the list with 22 strikes in a year: 👉 These costly incidents ripple across our network. 🎥 Library footage. #BridgeAwareness

Did you know Britain's railway has its own miniature❓ 🎬 Tim Dunn goes behind the scenes at our test tracks, which mimic the mainline railway on a small scale. All to give you better, more reliable services: 👉 #TechTuesday #RailTech #Innovation

😡 This is NOT the way to save time if you're running late for a train! ⚠️ Railway #trespass is incredibly dangerous and a criminal offence with a fine of up to £1,000. 🎥 Archive footage #RailSafety

Get inspired this term as we celebrate #Railway200. 🚂 Book your educational visit to learn about our railway, its history and careers. 🛤️ Find out where the Inspiration exhibition train is heading next and book your free tickets: 👉 railway200

😰 Shocking near-miss between a train and red-light-running moped.🚦 😬 The rider dodged barriers at a level crossing near Littlehampton, West Sussex. ALWAYS be prepared to stop at a #levelcrossing: ➡️

😡 This month shocking behaviour led to the emergency closure of a level crossing in BarnsleY: ➡️ This International Level Crossing Awareness Day, tell your friends to stay off the tracks. ⚠️ #ILCAD #LevelCrossing #RailSafety

💚 This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, we remind you to recognise the vital role you can play in saving lives. Learn how to spot when someone may be in emotional distress near the railway - and how to safely take action: ➡️ #samaritans #SmallTalkSavesLives