SI Bristol completed part of the Soroptimist National Railway Safety Survey Project.
The project was originally launched in 1996 and is being re-launched to celebrate Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland’s 90th year.
In 1996, Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI), a registered charity, published a report making recommendations to the UK Government on how to improve safety in stations, claiming the Government’s approach to passenger safety in railway stations was ineffective.
To advance the work being done further, the charity is kickstarting the project again – asking the same questions at the UK’s railway stations, to see how much has changed and to obtain a more detailed picture of women’s travelling safety across the country. The charity is also questioning whether the Government’s approach to passenger safety has moved on in the last 29 years.
Soroptimist Bristol members were pleased to contribute to this national Soroptimist survey by visiting 8 train stations: Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol Parkway, Redland, Montpelier, Clifton Down, Sea Mills, Shirehampton, Nailsea and Backwell.
A report about the results of the survey project will be published in due course.
