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LPA backs Newcomer/Graduate of the Year

LPA Group is sponsoring the Newcomer/Graduate of the Year at this year’s Rail Staff Awards. LPA Group Plc designs and manufactures top class LED lighting...

Sochi 1520

Sochi, on Russia’s Black Sea coast will be hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. David Shirres went to the International Rail Business Forum in the...

Virgin salutes Depot Teams

2013 looks like being a busy and successful year for Virgin Trains, which is backing this year’s Depot Team of the Year at the...

London Underground backs Associate Sponsor

London Underground joins Network Rail as associate sponsor of the RailStaff Awards 2013. London’s Underground (LU) is one of the busiest urban rail networks in...

Feeling at Home at the RailStaff Awards

The RailStaff Awards emphasises the success of railway staff from all backgrounds in delivering the railway day by day, night by night. That Colin Flack,...

TBF backs Station Staff of the Year

The Transport Benevolent Fund is backing the Station Staff of the Year Award at this year’s RailStaff Awards. Says Tom O’Connor, managing director of the...

IRO backs Manager of the Year

The Institution of Railway Operators (IRO) was launched in May 2000 to develop and promote the safe, reliable and efficient operation of the railways...

Network Rail supports RailStaff Awards 2013

Network Rail is once again supporting this year’s RailStaff Awards at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. The RailStaff Awards 2013 reflects the industry-wide dynamics...

Industry unites to celebrate at the RailStaff Awards

The RailStaff Awards 2013 will be held on Saturday 5th October at the ICC in Birmingham, marking a phenomenal year for the rail industry. Last...

The future looks bright

The expansion of the railways and their place at the heart of recession-beating Britain was further emphasised by Minister of State for Transport, Simon...

Young Railway Professionals celebrate success

The Young Railway Professionals celebrated their fourth annual Black Tie Dinner with the presentation of the first ever Young Railway Professional of the Year...

Rail division to double as telent powers up

Steve pears, Managing Director for telent Rail, talks about telent’s future growth plans. Last year, the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics brought about a feel-...

Record membership for TBF

Wayne Probert, a trackman with network Rail at crewe, has become the 40,000th member of the Transport Benevolent Fund. Mr Probert signed up on 28th...

Rail Safety Summit 2013: Leadership and safety culture

Transport for London Over a hundred and twenty people were present when i opened this year’s Rail Safety Summit. Writes Colin Wheeler I then invited...

Harry Beck honoured

The birthplace of Harry Beck, designer of the iconic London Underground linear map, has been honoured with a blue plaque. Harry Beck was born at...

Royal visit to Baker Street

Marking celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the London Underground, the Queen and Prince Philip with the Duchess of Cambridge visited...

English as a foreign language

Greater Anglia is trying out an ESOL, English for Speakers of Other Languages, course. The rail industry traditionally attracts staff from all over the world...

Clapham Junction celebrates 150 years

Clapham Junction celebrated its 150th anniversary on the 2nd March 1863. 150 years ago the station sat in rural splendour in an area blue with...