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A new type of train ticket for the return to the office
Rail campaigners are calling for a new type of rail ticket for people who spend only part of their working time in the workplace....
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Paralympian Andy Barrow to lead panel ensuring Southeastern trains are accessible to all
Paralympian Andy Barrow to lead new panel to continually review and improve policy and practiceNew accessibility app will use inclusive design principlesInnovative features added to customer information systems...
Careers
Webinar to showcase local job opportunities on HS2
HS2 Ltd, the company delivering Britain’s new high-speed railway, is hosting a virtual careers fair on Wednesday 24th February to showcase the jobs the project...
Industry News
Plans to give Aldridge its own railway station move forward with £400k land deal
Plans to give Aldridge its own railway station have moved forward after the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) agreed a £400,000 investment to buy...
General Interest
Midlands leaders call on Chancellor to back Midlands Rail Hub
£2bn project listed as transport priority in Conservative Party ManifestoWest Midlands Mayor Andy Street and Chairman of Midlands Connect and Midlands Engine Sir John...
Company News
NRL awarded Network Rail Ground Support contract
NRL’s specialist Rail team have been awarded a contract to provide Ground Support Teams to support Network Rail’s S&C Grinding Trains.The contract continues the...
Careers
GRAHAM welcomes new intake of civil engineering graduates
GRAHAM has welcomed the “next generation of talent” to its Civil Engineering Graduate Programme.An official launch day, hosted virtually at the end of last...
Company News
Alstom appoints Nick Crossfield as UK & Ireland Managing Director following Bombardier Transportation acquisition
Alstom has appointed Nick Crossfield as Managing Director for the UK & Ireland. Nick held the same role for Alstom prior to its acquisition...
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Meet Bob, the 76-year-old apprentice thriving on Govia Thameslink Railway’s apprenticeship programme
Pipped to be the oldest apprentice in the UKWith National Apprenticeship Week in full swing, GTR unveils its diverse fold of apprentices; setting out...
High Speed Rail
HS2 launches recruitment campaign to mark National Apprenticeship Week
‘Build the Future’ is the theme marking the 14th annual celebration of apprenticeships and HS2 is showing its support by recruiting more young talent...
Industry News
Footpath reopens following major work to protect railway from erosion in East Yorkshire
A popular footpath which runs between Hessle and North Ferriby has reopened following the completion of major work to protect a nearby railway embankment...
General Interest
HS2 reveals Chilterns ‘barn design’ vent shaft for Chalfont St Giles
HS2 has revealed the final design for the latest of its ‘barn design’ headhouses that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the ten-mile...
General Interest
Marks Tey rail station gains 200 additional secure cycle parking spaces
Cyclists using Marks Tey rail station are set to benefit from more secure cycle parking, with an extra 200 spaces now available.The secure facilities...
Industry News
Passengers set for longer platforms, new footbridge and step free access in £31million Feltham station upgrade
£31million Feltham station upgrade completed with extended platforms, new pedestrian and cycle bridge and step-free entranceClosure of Feltham West level crossing has enhanced the...
General Interest
Fleet performance celebrated by Transport for Wales
Transport for Wales is delighted to confirm that it has hit fleet availability targets every day for more than a year.In what has been...
Company News
Great Western Railway provides extra trains to help vaccine roll-out
Great Western Railway is providing 17 extra trains a day to Newbury Racecourse to help with the roll-out of the coronavirus vaccine.The additional station...
Industry News
Major improvements on scenic Esk Valley line as Network Rail upgrades 1940’s track
Network Rail is upgrading sections of track on the Esk Valley line, which date back to the 1940’s, to bring smoother journeys for passengers...
Industry News
Amersham becomes London’s 81st step-free Underground station
Lifts installed at a northern terminus on the Metropolitan line allow step-free access from street to trainWork continues to improve accessibility across the TfL...
