Welcome to the home page for the Emergency Services Guidance, Actions Cards and the Rail Strategic Agreement For Emergencies (Rail SAFE). Please also see the additional pages detailed to the right hand side under ‘In this section’.
Access the Emergency Services Guidance and Action Cards
Access the guidance on the JESIP Desktop App
Current status of guidance and strategy:
- Emergency Services Guidance / Action Cards go live date: 30/06/2025
- Rail SAFE go live date: 12/09/2025
- JESIP mobile and desktop app go live date: 30/09/2025
- JOL Action Note briefing date: Estimated October 2025
These pages look to provide essential resources to support Emergency Services and Network Rail staff in safely responding to incidents on or near Network Rail infrastructure.
This site includes key documents such as the Emergency Services Guidance (ESG), the Rail Strategic Agreement For Emergencies (Rail SAFE), training materials, and other supporting resources.
The guidance promotes a consistent and collaborative approach to emergency response across the railway network.
For any queries, additional information or support, please contact the national Policing, Security and Resilience leads at Network Rail via PSR@NetworkRail.co.uk
