Welcome to the Light Rail
Safety and Standards Board

Setting the standards for
light rail safety

Established in 2018, the Light Rail Safety & Standards Board is committed to further improvements to what is already one of the safest forms of public transport.

Drawing on experience and expertise from across the sector, it brings all aspects of light rail safety under one roof while providing a central resource where

colleagues can access the latest guidance and

standards documentation.

Latest News

Animation highlights tram safety on dark nights

Now that the clocks have gone back, the organisation driving light rail safety is relaunching a video urging the public to ‘Be Smart Around Trams at Night’.

Heads of Safety Group appoints new Chair

Don McClurg, Head of Safety and Standards at Edinburgh Trams, has been appointed the new Chair of a working group led by the organisation responsible for reducing the risk of accidents on UK tramways.

Workshops powering tramway risk modelling

Building on the light rail sector’s successful adoption of the LRSSB’s safety risk model (SRM), a ‘national tour’ is now helping networks drive further safety enhancements informed by the modelling.

LRSSB presents Significant Safety Award

Congratulations to Tram Operations Limited, which scooped a prestigious Global Light Rail Award sponsored by the LRSSB.

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