Several open access proposals being considered by the Office of Rail and Road have been rejected. They include three from Virgin Trains as well as one each from Alstom and FirstGroup.

Network Rail and British Transport Police have launched a campaign to tackle the rising number of sometimes fatal incidents on the railway, many of them at level crossings. Two new safety films have been produced which are intended to give their audiences ‘a powerful emotional impact’ by showing the real consequences of hazardous behaviour.