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From defence to attack

A year into the job of chief engineer Network Rail, Jane Simpson is enjoying it more than ever. This is apparent when we first...

Perry praises la Crossrail

As the industry strives to attract professional people - particularly women - to pursue careers on the railway, Crossrail has been singled out for...

New Year’s Honour for Shaw

Nicola Shaw, chief executive of HS1, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours for services to transport. Nicola Shaw became chief executive...

Soldiers tackle railway skills gap

The rail industry makes a good successor career for military personnel looking for further challenge and adventure: That’s the message from rail chiefs and...

Mason appointed OBE

Morson chief executive Ged Mason has been made an officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to engineering and design. Mr...

Training the Underground engineers of the future

More than 50 VGC Group apprentices are currently doing NVQs on the Track Partnership contract. Together with other apprentices on projects, including Crossrail, this...

A view from the top

A talk with Michael Holden...

NTAR – First through the door…

Some of the first to use NTAR’s modern facilities will be a group of 12 trainees from Baltic Training Services (BTS). The trainee programme is...

Boxing Dan Jane goes the distance

The managing director of a railway construction company has taken to the boxing ring in a brave bid to raise money for Cancer Research. Daniel...

ATOC helps graduates

ATOC hosted the 2015 REGS Induction on the 29 and 30 of October. Graduates from FirstGroup, Chiltern, c2c, ATW, Merseyrail, London Midland and Freightliner took...

Our sons as well

This year’s Poppy Day carries an added poignancy: By November 1915 it was clear the war would not be over by Christmas, Andy Milne...

John Evans appointed as HS2 college chief executive

FirstGroup HR director John Evans has been appointed as the chief executive of the UK's National College for High Speed Rail (NCHSR). Evans, whose 25-year career...

Inspirational training team honoured

The ‘Inspire’ team at Abellio Greater Anglia has won the Trainer/ Training Team of the Year Award at the RailStaff Awards. Jay Thompson, head of...

Knotty Ash Hero Scoops Lifesaver Award

Gary Campbell of Virgin Trains has won this year’s Samaritans Lifesaver Award. A normal afternoon at Crewe station turned into a life and death drama...

Morson’s Charlotte Mollart brings home award

Charlotte Mollart, recruitment account manager for Crossrail at Morson Group, has won this year’s keenly contested Recruiter and HR Person or Team of the Year...

Engineering triumph for Amey Rail’s Andrew Loveday

A good sense of humour and strong team spirit are the winning qualities Amey Rail’s Andrew Loveday brings to his work as a site...

Rail Infrastructure and Possessions Team of the Year Award

PPS Rail may be relatively new in the rail industry but it draws on the combined strengths of its members to provide the rail...

Charity work makes Tim Brawn smile

Every year on his way home after Railway Children’s Three Peaks by Rail challenge, Tim Brawn, a control centre manager at First TransPennine Express...