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Leighton Buzzard rail fever

John Travolta took time out from a busy filming schedule recently to take his son, Ben, for a good old fashioned steam train ride...

Retain your talent!

At a time when many businesses are feeling the strain, it is imperative that employers are equipped to source and retain staff who will...

Tram man on the run

A man dressed as a tram has completed a SPAD-free 21 mile romp around Hebden Bridge parish boundary in West Yorkshire. Neil Harrison, Communications Manager...

Meet me in St. Louis

Harry Boyce was born with Diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy which affects muscles making it difficult to move and walk unaided. However, as well...

Hollingsworth heads Eurostar

Eurostar International has appointed Clare Hollingsworth as chairman. Clare will succeed Richard Brown who steps down at the end of June. Clare Hollingsworth joined the...

Sports teams raise money for Macmillan

Specialist rail recruiter, Resourcing Solutions, entered two teams in Balfour Beatty’s charity sports day at Staunton Harold Hall in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. A total of 20...

Nicholas Wrobel explains Subsurface Upgrade Programme

At Morson International Nicholas Wrobel (pictured) is the Programme Delivery Engineer for the current Transport for London (TfL) Subsurface Upgrade Programme (SUP) across a...

Boston bombings policeman survives

A railway police officer shot in the Boston Marathon bombings has survived and is making a slow but steady recovery. Richard Donohue, 33, a police...

Women in rail

A new group, ‘Women in Rail’ has been launched to encourage women in the industry. With women representing approximately 17.8% of today’s rail industry, the...

Summer steps to Advance career

Better weather and the prospect of summer is an ideal time to review your career and make ambitious plans for the future. But make sure...

Avoiding diabetes

Diabetes is on the rise, Dr Mark Vanderpump, of Express Medicals, reports. Type 2 diabetes is the form of diabetes that usually occurs in middle-aged...

The future looks bright

The expansion of the railways and their place at the heart of recession-beating Britain was further emphasised by Minister of State for Transport, Simon...

Australian journey Howard Collins

On the eve of his departure for a new life in Australia, Howard Collins, Chief Operating Officer of London Underground, speaks to Nigel Wordsworth. Howard...

Young Railway Professionals celebrate success

The Young Railway Professionals celebrated their fourth annual Black Tie Dinner with the presentation of the first ever Young Railway Professional of the Year...

Andy Ridout talks to Andy Milne

Among the unsung heroes of the rail industry but right up alongside the drivers and directors, the new cleaner and COSS, sits the railway...

The migration of skills

We are all familiar with the concept of exporting goods from the UK, but what about exporting skills overseas? Writes Lawrence Dobie, education and...

Manchester office for Collins

CEI Collins Engineers Ltd is opening a new office in Manchester. The new office will be run by Gary Hastie, a career railwayman with 35...

Record membership for TBF

Wayne Probert, a trackman with network Rail at crewe, has become the 40,000th member of the Transport Benevolent Fund. Mr Probert signed up on 28th...