Nearly thirty years ago, a Soroptimist was attacked while travelling on a train in the London area. This incident sparked fellow Soroptimists into action and we embarked on a campaign to investigate the standards of personal safety, particularly for women, when travelling by train.
Our interest in the safety of women when travelling has continued since that original incident. ‘The Future of the Railways’ report was first 25 years ago based on our original findings and used to lobby the Government into taking action to do more to protect women on public transport. You can read our original written evidence to the House of Commons Transport Select Committee here.
On the 10th June 2026, we launched the results of our new survey. Read the report here.
