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People at the heart of the railway

There are moments when the railway family comes together not to celebrate success or innovation, but to support one another through tragedy. The collision...

Much more than infrastructure

There’s a familiar rhythm to the railway. The steady movement of people, the precision of operations, the constant balancing act between performance, safety, and...

Great opportunities and great responsibility

A new year always carries a sense of renewal. Plans are refreshed, ambitions sharpened, and industries take stock of both progress and unfinished business....

Progress, people, and pride

Where does the time go? It scarcely feels as though 2025 has found its feet, yet 2026 is already coming into view. As ever,...

A career for life

Long-serving staff members are a regular feature of this magazine, and in this issue we share the stories of two exceptional individuals who’ve served...

A season of change

Summer is always a season of energy and change, and this year it feels especially significant as the railway marks two centuries of progress....

Opportunities for all

Welcome to another issue of RailStaff which this month features a focus on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI). It’s a timely topic, given the...

An inspirational issue

Welcome to an uplifting and people-packed edition of RailStaff, bursting with feel-good stories from across the industry. In this issue we’ve lined up an...

So much to celebrate

With the summer now behind us, the nights are quickly closing in and the creature comforts of home are becoming more appealing in the...

New government, new beginning?

It’s incredible what change can take place between print deadlines! With Labour now sitting pretty with a huge majority it has begun to reveal...

All change, please

There’s been a sense of change in the air ever since Rishi Sunak called a General Election for 4 July. It would be wrong...

Everyone home safe every day

Getting customers from A to B safely and ensuring that staff go home unharmed is a core focus of our industry and, while statistics...

New year, new start

The weeks after the Christmas break always fly by and somehow we now find ourselves bang in the middle of February. While it may...

Another rollercoaster year

Somehow, we’ve come to the end of another year, and it’s been one crammed full of successes, surprises, and struggles for the industry. Looking at...

HS2: an opportunity lost

Since late September, industry news has been dominated by the fate of HS2. After weeks of speculation, it did not come as a great...

An industry for everyone

Welcome to another edition of RailStaff, which reaches you with summer in full swing and temperatures on the rise. This month we turn our attention...

A shining light through the fog

This editorial usually begins by mentioning the major events that have taken place between each edition – but where on earth do we start...

If you can’t stand the heat…

Matt Atkins Has anyone else had enough of summer? If you’re not a fan of the heat, it’s certainly been a tough one, with two...