No Second Chances – Level Crossing Safety

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The static materials (posters and social posts) cannot be used after 22 April 2027. The film materials cannot be used after 22 April 2028.

Dates

23 April 2026 -

Locations

National

Audience

Primary audience: 16–34-year-olds​

Media channels

Posters in stations
Digital screens in stations
Social media
Paid media channels, including: YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Pixels


Key contacts

lucy.dixon@networkrail.co.uk

louise.weston@networkrail.co.uk

No Second Chances is a bold, hard‑hitting level crossing safety campaign and the first delivered under a new, unified rail safety brand identity.

Created in collaboration with partners from across the rail industry, the campaign represents a step change in how we work together to improve safety. By uniting under one clear and powerful message, it focuses on tackling the behaviours that pose the greatest risk at level crossings.

Level crossings are among the most dangerous places on the rail network. Many incidents are caused by brief moments of distraction. This campaign highlights how even a split‑second lapse in attention can have life‑changing consequences and reinforces a simple, consistent safety message for all users: Stop, look and listen at level crossings.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 9 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘20 second films’ messaging:

23 April 2026 -

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‘Social media statics’ messaging:

23 April 2026 -

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‘Stations’ messaging:

23 April 2026 -

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‘Print’ messaging:

23 April 2026 -

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‘Web’ messaging:

23 April 2026 -

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‘Email footers’ messaging:

23 April 2026 -

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‘Welsh stations’ messaging:

23 April 2026 -

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‘Welsh socials’ messaging:

23 April 2026 -

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‘Toolkit’ messaging:

23 April 2026 -

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Materials for ‘20 second films’ campaign:

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Materials for ‘Social media statics’ campaign:

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Materials for ‘Stations’ campaign:

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Materials for ‘Print’ campaign:

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Materials for ‘Web’ campaign:

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Materials for ‘Email footers’ campaign:

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Materials for ‘Welsh stations’ campaign:

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Materials for ‘Welsh socials’ campaign:

23 April 2026 -

Materials for ‘Toolkit’ campaign:

23 April 2026 -

Small Talk Saves Lives, Phase 8 and Phase 9

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Dates

5 March 2026 - 26 March 2026

Locations

National

Audience

All rail users
Rail staff

Media channels

Stations (OIS, Totems, D6)
Print
Social - film (20s and 30s)
Social - static and animated


Key contacts

Lucy Dixon – lucy.dixon@networkrail.co.uk

Small Talk Saves Lives is a campaign to empower the public to act to prevent suicide on the railways and other public settings. The campaign has been running since 2017 and is the rail industry’s award-winning flagship suicide prevention campaign delivered in partnership with Samaritans and British Transport Police.

Phase 8 ran from 4th March – 25th March 2025.

Phase 9 run from 5th March – 26th March 2026.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

Materials for ‘Small Talk Saves Lives, Phase 9’ campaign:

5 March 2026 - 26 March 2026

Media background and Q&A

Total: 171.89 KB

Campaign film

Total: 111.94 MB

Social media assets

Total: 180.81 MB

Web banners and email signatures

Total: 182.31 MB

Station assets

Total: 195.02 MB

Print assets

Total: 309.90 MB

Welsh assets

Total: 357.07 MB

Toolkit

Total: 361.15 MB

Make a Connection – phase 2

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Dates

10 October 2025 - 31 March 2026

Locations

National, but with elevated activity targeting 18 high priority locations.

Audience

All rail users, particular focus on 18-24 year olds

Media channels

Stations: digital and print
Digital display
Social (Snapchat and Twitch)
Organic social

Key contacts

Lucy Dixon – Lucy.Dixon@networkrail.co.uk

In partnership with Shout and the wider rail industry, Make a Connection encourages anyone feeling anxious, stressed or overwhelmed to text ‘Journey’ to 85258 for free, confidential support, 24/7.

This is part of our industry’s ongoing commitment to reduce suicides on the railway, particularly with mental health challenges among 18–24-year-olds at record levels.

By signposting to Shout’s service, we aim to turn moments of vulnerability into opportunities for connection. Updated for 2025 with fresh insights and materials, the campaign focuses on encouraging help-seeking behaviours and reminding people they’re not alone.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 2 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘Make a Connection’ messaging:

10 October 2025 - 31 March 2026

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‘Make a Connection - Welsh versions’ messaging:

10 October 2025 - 31 March 2026

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Materials for ‘Make a Connection’ campaign:

10 October 2025 - 31 March 2026

Communications toolkit

Total: 11.41 MB

Campaign film

Total: 271.54 MB

Social media materials

Total: 374.77 MB

Station materials

Total: 381.05 MB

Print materials

Total: 387.41 MB

Digital materials

Total: 388.04 MB

Materials for ‘Make a Connection - Welsh versions’ campaign:

10 October 2025 - 31 March 2026

Campaign film

Total: 648.17 MB

Social media materials

Total: 651.58 MB

Print materials

Total: 657.97 MB

Station safety – Intoxication, Distractions & Running

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Dates

21 July 2025 -

Locations

All Network Rail managed stations

Audience

Rail passengers
Station users

Media channels

Owned channels including Facebook and Instagram
Station posters and digital totems
JC Decaux screens

Key contacts

lucy.dixon@networkrail.co.uk
marketing@networkrail.co.uk

Unsafe behaviours – like being heavily under the influence of alcohol, being distracted by mobile phones, and running in stations – are key contributors to accidents across the rail network. Recent figures show a significant increase in incidents related to these behaviours – impacting not just the individuals involved but also fellow passengers and station staff.

To tackle this, we’re launching a new passenger safety toolkit to target 3 safety risk areas; intoxication, distractions and running – a targeted initiative designed to reduce high-risk behaviours in and around the station environment. The campaign is aimed at raising awareness, encouraging safer decisions, and reducing avoidable accidents.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 5 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘Campaign Overview’ messaging:

21 July 2025 -

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‘Digital materials’ messaging:

21 July 2025 -

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‘Rail Ready banners’ messaging:

21 July 2025 -

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‘Print materials’ messaging:

21 July 2025 -

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‘Social materials’ messaging:

21 July 2025 -

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Materials for ‘Campaign Overview’ campaign:

21 July 2025 -

Materials for ‘Digital materials’ campaign:

21 July 2025 -

Materials for ‘Rail Ready banners’ campaign:

21 July 2025 -

Materials for ‘Print materials’ campaign:

21 July 2025 -

Materials for ‘Social materials’ campaign:

21 July 2025 -

Stay off the Tracks – phase two (July 2025)

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This content has been created for an adult audience. Please ensure an advisory message is put on all posts using video content. Full length campaign films to be run on NR-owned channels only.

Dates

18 July 2025 -

Locations

100 high risk locations across the entire rail network.

Audience

This content has been created for an adult audience.

Target age is 18 - 34 years old.

Media channels

Paid campaign will run on YouTube, Meta, Connected TV, cinema and Channel 4 (live TV and VOD).

Full length campaign films to be run on NR-owned channels only. Please contact for additional assets/video lengths.

Key contacts

Donna.Mitchell@networkrail.co.uk

Viewer discretion is advised for this content as it has been created for an audience aged 16 years and above.

“Stay off the Tracks” pairs first responders with professionals from the film industry to recreate the horrific effects of rail trespass on victims and their loved ones.

Protect yourself from catastrophic, life-changing injuries – or worse.

Phase two adds new content to the Stay off the Tracks campaign, addressing the emotional impact of rail safety incidents, the danger of distraction at level crossings and the internal damage caused by electrocution from the overhead lines (to be added in August).

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 5 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘Stay off the tracks - Sound’ messaging:

2 April 2025 -

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‘Stay off the tracks - Sight’ messaging:

2 April 2025 -

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‘Stay off the Tracks - Impact’ messaging:

2 July 2025 - 7 September 2025

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‘You vs Train - Distraction ’ messaging:

2 July 2025 - 7 September 2025

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‘Supporting "You vs Train" materials’ messaging:

18 July 2025 -

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Materials for ‘Stay off the tracks - Sound’ campaign:

2 April 2025 -

Materials for ‘Stay off the tracks - Sight’ campaign:

2 April 2025 -

Materials for ‘Stay off the Tracks - Impact’ campaign:

2 July 2025 - 7 September 2025

Materials for ‘You vs Train - Distraction ’ campaign:

2 July 2025 - 7 September 2025

Materials for ‘Supporting "You vs Train" materials’ campaign:

18 July 2025 -

Hub of Hope

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Dates

25 September 2023 -

Locations

National

Audience

All rail users

Media channels

Stations
Online

Key contacts

Gemma Howe – gemma.howe@networkrail.co.uk

The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database. It is provided by national mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma, and brings local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support and services together in one place for the first time.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 3 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘Hub of Hope’ messaging:

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‘Welsh Assets’ messaging:

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‘Walletcards’ messaging:

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Materials for ‘Hub of Hope’ campaign:

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Print Assets

Total: 23.31 MB

Social Assets

Total: 25.98 MB

Signage Guidance

Total: 26.52 MB

Animated Assets

Total: 36.12 MB

Materials for ‘Welsh Assets’ campaign:

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Materials for ‘Walletcards’ campaign:

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Stay off the Tracks

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This content has been created for an adult audience. Please ensure an advisory message is put on all posts using video content. Full length campaign films to be run on NR-owned channels only.

Dates

2 April 2025 - 30 April 2025

Locations

100 high risk locations across the entire rail network.

Audience

This content has been created for an adult audience.

Target age is 18 - 34 years old.

Media channels

Paid campaign will run on YouTube, Meta and Connected TV.

Full length campaign films to be run on NR-owned channels only. Please contact for assets.

Key contacts

Donna.Mitchell@networkrail.co.uk

Viewer discretion is advised for this content as it has been created for an adult audience.

Trespass is one of the top three causes of delay on the rail network. Every year, there are over 19,000 incidents of people straying onto the tracks, causing more than 750,000 minutes of delay for passengers and costing taxpayers over £75 million in direct costs.

Last financial year (2023/24), there were exactly 19,398 incidents, which caused 918,691 minutes of delay at a cost of £71 million.

“Stay off the Tracks” pairs first responders with professionals from the film industry to recreate the horrific effects of rail trespass on victims and their loved ones.

The railway is full of unexpected risks, and being on the tracks is more dangerous than people realise.

Protect yourself from catastrophic, life-changing injuries – or worse. Stay off the tracks. It’s just not worth it.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 3 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘Stay off the tracks - Sound’ messaging:

2 April 2025 - 30 April 2025

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‘Stay off the tracks - sight’ messaging:

2 April 2025 - 30 April 2025

View materials

‘Stay off the tracks ’ messaging:

2 April 2025 - 30 April 2025

View materials

Materials for ‘Stay off the tracks - Sound’ campaign:

2 April 2025 - 30 April 2025

Materials for ‘Stay off the tracks - sight’ campaign:

2 April 2025 - 30 April 2025

Materials for ‘Stay off the tracks ’ campaign:

2 April 2025 - 30 April 2025

Big Manny

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School presentations only

Dates

18 February 2025 -

Locations



Audience

14+

Media channels

School presentations only

Key contacts

Donna.Mitchell@networkrail.co.uk

Big Manny aka Emanuel Wallace (aka Big Manny) is a 26-year-old science-first content creator and music artist from Dagenham who aims to make the periodic table and Bunsen burners cool again. With a master’s degree in biomedical science, the East Londoner creates age-friendly and class-friendly content that is entertaining, educational, and experimental

For this campaign we sought to use his social media presence to deliver our rail safety message in his own authentic way. Big Manny created videos explaining the science behind the three main dangers present on the rail network – overhead power lines, the third rail and trains – which he then distributed via his social media channels.

Big Manny has given permission for his videos to be used for educational presentations to schoolchildren, but they should not be shared or used for any other purpose.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

Watch Your Step – station safety 2024

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Dates

16 December 2024 -

Locations

All managed stations

Audience

Passengers and station users

Media channels

Owned channels including Facebook and Instagram
Station posters and digital totems

Key contacts

lucy.dixon@networkrail.co.uk
marketing@networkrail.co.uk

Safety campaign to remind passengers and station users to move safely and avoid accidents when using Network Rail managed stations.

An updated version of the campaign, to be used from December 2024 onwards.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 5 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘Print materials’ messaging:

16 December 2024 -

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‘Digital materials’ messaging:

16 December 2024 -

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‘Social materials’ messaging:

16 December 2024 -

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‘National Rail branded versions’ messaging:

16 December 2024 -

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‘Watch Your Step 2023 campaign overview’ messaging:

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Materials for ‘Print materials’ campaign:

16 December 2024 -

Materials for ‘Digital materials’ campaign:

16 December 2024 -

Materials for ‘Social materials’ campaign:

16 December 2024 -

Materials for ‘National Rail branded versions’ campaign:

16 December 2024 -

National Rail print materials

Total: 34.56 MB

National Rail digital materials

Total: 47.15 MB

National Rail social materials

Total: 61.74 MB

Materials for ‘Watch Your Step 2023 campaign overview’ campaign:

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Escalator safety

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Dates

18 December 2024 -

Locations

All managed stations

Audience

Passengers and station users

Media channels

Digital Out of Home
Digital Display
Owned channels including Facebook and Instagram
Station posters and digital totems
JC Decaux screens

Key contacts

lucy.dixon@networkrail.co.uk
marketing@networkrail.co.uk

Accidents on escalators are a significant safety concern in our stations, with a 22% year-on-year increase reported across Network Rail locations. To address this, we’ve launched the Escalator Safety campaign—a focused initiative designed to reduce slips, trips, and falls on escalators, particularly at our busiest stations. This toolkit provides all the resources you need to implement the campaign effectively, including posters, digital displays, and social media assets. Whether targeting specific high-risk behaviours or promoting general awareness, these materials are ready to support your efforts in creating a safer environment for all passengers.

If your station is currently experiencing ongoing issues with lift reliability, please use your discretion to decide whether it’s appropriate to display the escalator safety campaign materials, which promote lift use as a safer alternative. While the campaign is designed to support passenger safety, we understand that station-specific circumstances may affect how and when it’s best applied.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 4 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘Escalator safety campaign overview’ messaging:

18 December 2024 -

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‘Digital materials’ messaging:

18 December 2024 -

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‘Print materials’ messaging:

18 December 2024 -

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‘Social materials’ messaging:

18 December 2024 -

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Materials for ‘Escalator safety campaign overview’ campaign:

18 December 2024 -

Materials for ‘Digital materials’ campaign:

18 December 2024 -

D6 Totems - motion

Total: 80.06 MB

D6 Totems - static

Total: 84.13 MB

OIS Screens - landscape

Total: 170.25 MB

OIS Screens - portrait

Total: 248.78 MB

Materials for ‘Print materials’ campaign:

18 December 2024 -

Double Royal

Total: 250.00 MB

A4

Total: 251.15 MB

A3

Total: 252.32 MB

A2

Total: 253.52 MB

A1

Total: 254.74 MB

Materials for ‘Social materials’ campaign:

18 December 2024 -

Meta (in-feed) 1080x1080 - motion

Total: 321.07 MB

Meta (in-feed) 1080x1080 - static

Total: 323.71 MB

Meta (in-feed) 1080x1080 - static, no logo

Total: 326.29 MB

Meta (stories) 1080x1920 - motion

Total: 404.36 MB

Meta (stories) 1080x1920 - static

Total: 408.42 MB

Meta (stories) 1080x1920 - static, no logo

Total: 412.36 MB

Suggested post copy

Total: 412.40 MB