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A holistic approach to health and wellbeing

Report by Niamh McMahon, health and wellbeing specialist, RSSB   At RSSB the topic of employee health and wellbeing in the rail industry is not a...

Archaeologists begin work on HS2

A record number of archaeologists and heritage experts from the UK and overseas have begun work on HS2 Phase One as part of the project's...

New WSP rail engineering directors for north and south regions

WSP has announced the appointment of two new deputy group directors for rail engineering services. Ex-Network Rail project manager Andrew Dodds will oversee the south...

Senior appointments at Stobart Rail & Civils

Stobart Rail & Civils has made three new appointments to its senior management team in preparation for the start of CP6 in 2019. Keith Robertson,...

PPE of yesterday, today and tomorrow

Records have shown that rail workers have equipped themselves with personal protective equipment (PPE) since the 19th century. As industry safety practices have been...

Derby injects new life into old trains

It’s 1:30pm at Etches Park train depot in Derby and the canteen is filling up. Technicians down tools and join the excited chatter of...

Track Safety Alliance on tour

More delegates than ever before attended the latest Track Safety Alliance (TSA) conference in October, which was held away from Network Rail’s Westwood training...

Shadow transport secretary believes government will be “forced to act” before Rail Review reports back

Far from providing stability, shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald says the recently launched Rail Review has caused “paralysis and confusion” across the industry by...

How Network Rail is starting difficult conversations to address workplace taboos

Creating more diverse, inclusive workplaces will require everyone to have some difficult conversations. Discussions to address gender equality, the industry’s ageing workforce and mental...

Project Bake Off

If you know the difference between a soggy bottom and a showstopper, there's a good chance you've been topping off your Tuesday with Channel...

Virgin programme aims to get prisoners job-ready

Virgin Trains has launched what it describes as the first in-prison employability programme aimed at building the workplace skills that prisoners need to make...

Familiar face becomes president of RBF

Record producer and rail enthusiast Pete Waterman has become the new president of the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF). Pete will help to raise the profile...

Larkinson takes over as ORR’s interim CEO

John Larkinson has returned to head up the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in an interim capacity following the departure of Joanna Whittington. Joanna is...

Safety Sword for Mark Carne

Former chief executive Mark Carne was presented with a ceremonial sword before leaving Network Rail in recognition of his contribution to improving its safety...

Suicide prevention in East Anglia

Greater Anglia staff have staged 32 potentially life-saving interventions at stations across its network in the first eight months of this year. Suicide prevention manager...

Great westerners

Before the sun had even risen on 20 August, the very first Class 802 train specifically built for Devon and Cornwall left Plymouth for...

Is Britain’s rail network meeting the needs of disabled passengers?

In preparation for the arrival of its brand new fleet, Greater Anglia flew a number of disabled passengers out to Switzerland to see how...

Training an Orange Army of life savers

Fabrice Muamba was one of the lucky ones. On 17 March, 2012, the former footballer collapsed on the field during a match. A cardiac...