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Track worker struck by train near Wimbledon

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has revealed a track worker was hit by a train on August 22. At 12:06, a train travelling around...

RSSB to look at promoting UK rail expertise post-Brexit

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has signed contracts with two firms to improve its Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) and identify ways...

Porterbrook Leasing appoints new CEO

Rolling stock leaser Porterbrook has appointed a new chief executive officer. A former senior figure at FirstGroup, National Express and Eurostar International, Mary Grant brings...

Apprentice value in the South Wales Valleys

The stirring beauty of the Welsh valleys can appear to mask the challenging mix of social issues faced by the region’s former mining towns...

The RailSport Games 2017

The RailSport Games returned to the East Midlands for the first time in 17 years to give staff from across the sector the chance...

‘The railway is no playground’ – Doncaster level crossing closes after unsafe activity

Network Rail has closed a level crossing in Doncaster after a number of youngsters have been caught disregarding safety measures. Penny's level crossing, Rossington, has...

Royal recognition for Bridgeway Consulting

Just Eat, Brew Dog and Bridgeway Consulting. It’s not often you get to group a takeaway delivery service, a craft brewery and a diverse...

A legacy for hope: Sierra Leone’s National Railway Museum

Nations have long looked to evolve and innovate their railways as a way of maximising economic potential. Few - if any - have looked to...

Good Samaritans in rail

Around one in six rail staff are now trained to prevent people taking their lives on the railway, as part of the suicide prevention...

Amey invests in rail expansion

Amey is already seen as a diverse business, employing more than 20,000 people around the country across a mix of sectors. Its name is...

Railway mountain challenge reaches fundraising summit

Railway mountaineers again took on the Three Peaks by Rail challenge in aid of Railway Children - the charity which supports vulnerable young people...

Lord Adonis: Politics shouldn’t get in the way of progress

Lord Andrew Adonis praised what he described as a ‘railway that fundamentally works’, addressing the Institute of Railway Operators’ (IRO) annual member’s lunch last...

This Scottish railway station is used by just three passengers a week

Commuters across Britain will be used to that early morning scene on the station platform as cyclists, last-minute ticket purchasers and morning gossipers all...

Tackling extremism in the workplace

Rail operators and security agencies discussed the measures they are taking to identify individuals who have expressed extremist views within their organisations during UIC...

Blowing off steam with RailSport football

Three-time RailSport football winner Chris Henry explains why he’s returning to defend LOROL’s title in 2017. One word sticks in the mind of London Overground...

How can the railway industry encourage innovation?

During the recent general election campaign, Jeremy Corbyn talked of plans to renationalise the railway. Amidst promises of fare capping, free Wi-Fi and safe...

RailStaff issue 235 is out now

https://issuu.com/railmedia/docs/railstaff-june-17

Culture along the line

From the start of the railway age, Britain’s railway stations have been part of the nation’s social fabric. Today, the realities of transport economics...