article_snippet.sent: The families of two teenage girls killed by a train at a level crossing have been shut out of a meeting where The families of two teenage girls killed by a train at a level crossing planned to challenge Network Rail bosses over The families of two teenage girls killed by a train at a level crossing bonuses and passenger safety.
article_snippet.sent: The families of two teenage girls killed by a train at a level crossing had been using the station’s unlocked footpath crossing to catch a service to Cambridge when The families of two teenage girls killed by a train at a level crossing were struck by a through train bound for Stansted Airport.
article_snippet.sent: However, campaigners say too many dangerous crossings still exist in rural areas – despite a Network Rail closure programme – and that ‘excessive’ bonus payments to executives totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds are not justified.
article_snippet.sent: The girls’ parents had planned to raise The girls concerns at a meeting in London last week organised by Network Rail’s Public Members, a watchdog whose role is to hold the taxpayer-funded body to account.
article_snippet.sent: ‘Bonus payments were made to Network Rail executives even after failures in regard to safety at level crossings, resulting in many deaths, including those of our daughters.
article_snippet.sent: We had hoped that Members would challenge Network Rail on these issues and ensure action to improve safety at level crossings is speeded up.
article_snippet.sent: A Network Rail spokesman said: ‘The tragedy at Elsenham was a watershed for this company and the way The tragedy at Elsenham approaches safety at level crossings, and members of the families have played a pivotal role in this.
article_snippet.sent: As a result… level crossings in Britain are among the safest in Europe, but there is still much that can, and will be done to make … level crossings in Britain safer still.