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![Three boys wander around a leafy area.](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Harrison-2.png)
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Railway safety
You vs Train – Harrison’s Story
12 October 2022 | 3 min read
“We don’t want another family to experience what we have been through.” The parents of a young boy who was…
![Railway in Southern Region during heatwave](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Track-in-heat-scaled.jpg)
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Environment
Soil Moisture Deficit on the railway
1 September 2022 | 3 min read
Recent extreme temperatures have presented many challenges for the railway – the latest addition: Soil Moisture Deficit (SMD) Summer on…
Our new extreme weather resilience task force
26 July 2022 | 3 min read
![Close up of Network Engineers painting the rails white.](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Painting-rails-white-for-summer-heat.jpg)
Seven ways we responded to the heatwave
21 July 2022 | 4 min read
![Close up of a sustainable solar powered weather station.](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Weather-Station-Close-Up.jpg)
New sustainable weather stations
19 July 2022 | 2 min read
![Wide shot of damaged bridge following a bridge strike at Machynlleth station.](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Machynlleth-bridge-strike-hero-image-resized.jpg)
Machynlleth Bridge Strike – case study
7 July 2022 | 2 min read