RESTRAIL: Collaborative Project on REduction of Suicides and Trespasses on RAILway Property

RESTRAIL is a research project co-funded the European Commission which seeks to reduce the occurrence of suicides and trespass on railway property and the costly service disruption these events cause, by providing the rail industry with an analysis and identification of cost-effective prevention and mitigation measures. Through this application paper we aim to inform the end-users about the results of the completed work: data analysis on railway suicide and trespass, assessment of preventative and mitigation measures, and the development of a toolbox of best practices. These achievements are discussed in relation to the ongoing activities of the project (a set of pilot field tests which are aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of measures).