Useful Links

News on the rail industry community safety initiatives

http://www.rssb.co.uk/NP/CS/Pages/Community%20Safety%20E-Newsletter.aspx
RSSB Community Safety Newsletter
A monthly newsletter with information about the rail industry’s work on community safety
 
http://www.btp.presscentre.com
British Transport Police Press Centre
News and information about policing Britain’s railways
 

Activities for kids and teenagers

http://www.no-messin.com
No Messin'!
Network Rail’s initiative for teenagers with a great variety of sports, music and gaming activities
 
http://www.familyandfriends-railcard.co.uk/cardholders/kidszone
Kids Zone
Kids Zone is an educational and fun website for children providing information on the rail industry. The website is primarily aimed at seven to eleven year olds.
Kids Zone covers a number of different topics including the history of the railways, trains of the future, railway staff, safety on and around trains, and how the railways work.
 
http://www.youthinformation.com
Youth Information
The National Youth Agency's online information toolkit for young people and all those working with them
 

Safety Centres in the UK

http://www.csef.net
CSEF - Children's Safety Education Foundation
CSEF seeks to reduce the number of child victims by making safety education accessible to every child in the UK
 
http://www.dangerpoint.org.uk/pageeng.asp?ID=1&subID=0
DangerPoint
An award-winning centre in North Wales that educates children and young people in safety awareness and promotes health and wellbeing
 
http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=18868
Flashpoint Centre – Truro, Cornwall
An interactive learning centre accredited by RoSPA
 
http://www.safetycentre.co.uk/
Hazard Alley at the Safety Centre - Milton Keynes
Interactive centre for children of 7 – 12 years old to learn about everyday hazards
 
http://www.lifeskills-bristol.org.uk
Lifeskills - Bristol
A safety and education centre built as a realistic village in Bristol
 
http://www.streetwise.org.uk/new/index.php
LV Streetwise – Safety Centre in Bournemouth
Safety village with realistically built scenarios to help children understand and learn how to deal with everyday hazards
 
http://www.safetyworks.org.uk/
Safetyworks!
Safetyworks! is a multi-agency interactive safety centre serving the community of Tyne & Wear. It provides an innovative, enjoyable learning experience enabling visitors to participate safely in realistic situations illustrating everyday hazards and how to prevent them.
 
http://www.theriskfactory.org/
The Risk Factory, Edinburgh
The Risk Factory is an interactive safety centre. They manufacture everyday risks in a safe environment and aim to teach people how to deal with or avoid risks altogether.
 
http://www.warningzone.org.uk/
Warning Zone - Leicester
Educational resources provided by Leicestershire and Rutland Crimebeat Ltd
 

Safety Centres International

http://www.righttrack.wa.gov.au
Right Track
Right Track is an education program provided by the Public Transport Authority (Western Australia) that encourages young people to make safe choices when travelling on and around public transport.
 

For teachers and parents

http://www.nya.org.uk
National Youth Agency
Support for people involved in young people's personal and social development
 
http://www.timeforcitizenship.org
Time for Citizenship
Free primary school resources on citizenship
 

Museums

http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk
London Transport Museum
A museum conserving and explaining the capital city's transport heritage
 
http://www.nrm.org.uk/
National Railway Museum
World’s largest railway museum and home to Britain’s rail collection
 

Railway Companies and Organisations

http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk
London TravelWatch
London Transport Users Committee, representing the interests of transport users in and around the capital
 
http://www.networkrail.co.uk
Network Rail
The owner and operator of Britain’s railway infrastructure
 
http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk
Office of Rail Regulation
The safety and economic regulator for the railway industry
 
http://www.pteg.net
Passenger Transport Executive Group (PTEG)
An organisation promoting the interests of the six Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs) of England’s city regions
 
http://www.rssb.co.uk
Rail Safety and Standards Board
A not-for-profit company owned by rail industry stakeholders with the objective to facilitate continuous improvement in the health and safety performance of the railways
 

Travel Information

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk
National Rail Enquiries
Official source for UK rail information, including timetables, train company information and promotions
 
http://www.tfl.gov.uk
Transport for London
Information an all types of transport in London
 

Crime Prevention

http://www.btp.police.uk
British Transport Police
National police force for the railways
 
http://www.catch-22.org.uk/
Catch 22
Catch22 is a national charity that works with young people who find themselves in difficult situations.
 
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime/
Home Office Crime
We're responsible for reducing and preventing crime and ensuring people feel safe in their homes and communities.
 
http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Crimestoppers
Independent UK charity working to fight crime
 

Safety Bodies

http://www.capt.org.uk
Child Accident Prevention Trust
A UK charity working to reduce the number of children and young people killed, disabled or seriously injured in accidents
 
http://www.hse.gov.uk
Health and Safety Executive
The government body responsible for health and safety regulation for work activities
 
http://www.community-safety.net
National Community Safety Network
A practitioner-led organisation supporting people who are involved in promoting community safety and crime reduction throughout the UK
 
http://www.rospa.co.uk
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
A registered charity promoting safety and the prevention of accidents in all areas of life: at work, in the home, on the roads, in schools, at leisure and on or near water
 

Help Lines

http://www.childline.org.uk
Childline 0800 1111
A confidential help line for children and young people where you can talk about anything that bothers you to a trained counsellor
 
http://www.nspcc.org.uk
NSPCC
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
 
http://www.samaritans.org
Samaritans
Confidential, non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair