A brief interview – Network Rail perspective

When considering the campaign, it is important to gain an insight into those that work for Network Rail. Alison Faulkes, a Human Resource assistant for Network Rail who has close encounters with staff on-goings on a daily basis responded to the following questions: How does station suicide have an impact on operations? “When an individual […]

The support available for train drivers who witnessed a train suicide

When station suicide happens, it doesn’t just affect the person but also the train driver, who witnessed the death. The train driver’s life changes too. Drivers often have a real sense of guilt, often thinking ‘I’ve killed somebody’. The guilt is overwhelming. Train drivers feel responsible for the death, having a real effect on their […]

31 Hours – A play created to show the journey of ‘masculinity, mental health and messy aftermaths in modern Britain’

31 HOURS – A creative stage-show portraying the journey of ‘masculinity, mental health and messy aftermaths in modern Britain’. It is every 31 hours that another person takes their own live by committing suicide on the railway tracks. The showcase, displayed at The Bunker Theatre in London, documents the morbid stories of four men who […]

Bletchley station: A case of poor prevention costing lives

Four people have taken their lives in a month and a total of seven since July at Bletchley train station, North of Milton Keynes. The station that can be described as being small and quaint, with a lack of staff, has been targeted as a suicide spot due to its ease of access and tendency […]

The beginning of the revolution against station suicide

It is important to acknowledge that there is currently work in progress to fix the problem at hand, with Network Rail and the Samaritans focusing on internal communication by putting into practise training courses and events to publicise the issue, but there is still a lot more that needs to be done. In the last […]