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Murphy on the lookout for plant maintenance apprentices

Murphy Plant is looking for school leavers to join its construction plant maintenance apprenticeship scheme. The Level 2 programme will see apprentices work on construction plant...

Ballyclare new starter to work on product development

Rail workwear manufacturer Ballyclare has appointed Stanley Russell as technical sales executive. He has more than four decades of experience in the textile industry and...

Executive appointments at DB Cargo UK after company restructure

Rail freight operator DB Cargo UK has appointed two new directors to the company's board. Dirk Nolte has been appointed to the position of chief...

Aarsleff Ground Engineering appoints new MD

Aarsleff Ground Engineering, the UK subsidiary of Danish construction company Per Aarsleff, has appointed a new managing director. Kevin Hague, previously a company director, will now...

Gender pay gap – How is the rail industry performing?

New legislation has made it compulsory for all companies in the UK employing more than 250 members of staff to publish details of the...

Young Rail Professionals celebrate at annual black tie dinner

Hundreds of engineers, consultants and project managers attended the Young Rail Professionals' (YRP) annual black tie dinner on Friday, April 13. The date may be...

Call for evidence to assist Carillion investigation

Anyone who dealt with Carillion in the run up to its collapse has been asked to assist with the Official Receiver's investigations. Carillion, which was...

Track workers clear path of approaching train with 2 seconds to spare

A group of track workers narrowly avoided being hit by a passenger train when they cleared trolleys from its path with two seconds to...

Meet the industry at Infrarail 2018

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling will no doubt be promoting the opportunities CP6 will bring rail suppliers as he delivers the opening keynote of Infrarail...

LU employee pushed onto tracks at Victoria Underground station

The British Transport Police (BTP) has released the image of someone they'd like to talk to in connection with an incident which resulted in...

How TfL drivers are preparing for the introduction of automatic train operation

Open the doors, check the platform, close the doors and launch the train. This is the procedure for driving London Underground’s semi-automated S Stock...

From recruitment to retirement: Meet Virgin’s new people person

Natasha Grice said it’s the romance of rail travel that she’s drawn to. “I just love to think that people are travelling for so...

Network Rail’s plan for CP6

Mark Carne says he’s going to miss heading up Britain’s rail infrastructure manager. In February, he presented a £47 billion plan for CP6 which...

Becoming a BTP dog handler

Unlike his cartoon namesake, Scooby the British Transport Police (BTP) dog runs towards danger. The English springer spaniel and his handler, Mark Sayer, are...

New managing director for Siemens’ rolling stock business

Siemens has appointed Will Wilson as the new managing director of its rolling stock division. A former army officer with 25 years of senior management...

Is the rail industry reaping the benefits of the apprenticeship levy?

Just a few months ago, Arriva Trains Wales appointed the UK’s first community rail apprentice. Danielle Hopkins, 23, said she had read about the position...

RailStaff April 2018: TfL driver training and how to become a BTP dog handler

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Chiltern Railways passengers trial train yoga

Choo-Choo, Aisle Twist and Train Tracks were three yoga poses that were practiced by passengers onboard a Chiltern Railways service on April 4. On its 12.55...