The Railway Safety Regulator’s (RSR’s) ‘State of Safety Report 2023/2024’ showed that there was a 12.82% increase in operational incidents from the prior year owing to new risks and trends, with 2 496 operational incidents reported during the year. In terms of injuries and fatalities, 85 lives were tragically lost and 181 people sustained injuries, although there was an encouraging decrease in the Fatality and Injury Rate, which highlights some improvement in safety protocols compared to prior years.