The welfare of their staff, surely. If not, and if the TOCs▸ are motivated purely by cash, a wish to minimise stress-related sick absence.
I have yet to come across ANYONE in the rail industry that see the death of someone on the railway as a "motivation" to earn cash.
There is a genuine desire in the rail industry to help people who may be in a dark place in their life; yes it does help reduce delay costs but it also costs money I believe Samaritans get some funding from the rail industry there is the cost of providing preventive measures, platform fencing, lighting, signs, platform hatch marking and even staff to patrol certain areas
That was very much my opinion, ET.
It is easy for those on the sidelines to be callous - there were reports of people shouting "Jump, and let us get on with it!" when traffic on the M5 was halted by a man threatening to jump off the Avonmouth bridge, but it is a different matter entirely when you or someone you know or work with is affected. Anyone reading through this Coffee Shop's posts or watching the various documentaries will see that the railway is as much a community as it is a transport system. My point was that even a callous rail company would see the prevention of deaths on the railway as making sound economic sense.
Every suicide represents a tragedy. Many show failures in support. The Samaritans, TOCs,
NR» and the travelling public working together will make a difference.
