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Paul Merton joins Advance TRS

Paul Merton has joined specialist rail recruitment company Advance TRS as Operations Director, to work with close friend and former colleague Andy Ridout. Paul has...

‘Network, Collaborate, Innovate, Thrive’

Andy Milne talks to Colin Flack, chief executive of the Rail Alliance. From a standing start four years ago the Rail Alliance now has upwards...

Brian Christie joins First Hull Trains

First Hull Trains has appointed Brian Christie as new operations manager. Brian Christie, from Scotland, has extensive experience in the rail industry, in both the...

Crossrail Commissioner Appointed

In an optimistic move Stephen Jolly has been appointed as the new Crossrail Complaints Commissioner. He replaces Tony Gregory who took up the post as...

Oakervee heads HS2

Douglas Oakervee has been appointed as the new chair of HS2 Ltd. The move for Mr Oakervee caps a long and successful career working on...

Greening Welcomes Rail Graduates

Transport Secretary Justine Greening has welcomed 85 young graduates onto the railway at Coventry. The Secretary of State was there to toast of a new...

Trains, Mountains, Gravity and Adhesion

Over 150 guests from railway academia and industry gathered at the University of Birmingham recently for Professor Felix Schmid’s Inaugural Lecture, ‘Can railways cheat...

Siemens apprentice wins

Siemens apprentice, Adam France, has won the ‘Against All Odds’ award at the inaugural Leeds Apprenticeships Awards. The awards, organised by Leeds City Council in...

Trauma Support course to help suicide witnesses

The railways experience on average 210 suicides a year. As well as the families and friends of the deceased the tragedy affects railway staff involved...

Vital Recognition

Vital Rail has received national recognition from Transport for London and the National Apprenticeship Service for its support for apprenticeships. Vital Rail recently recruited its...

More apprentices for Wales

Expansion of rail projects in Wales means more skilled engineers are needed to support its continuing growth. Network Rail Wales has launched its latest advanced...

Track and Train is no fool

The rail industry is renewing its efforts to attract more graduates onto the metals. Selection is now underway for the ‘Track and Train’ scheme. Graduates...

Network Rail targets apprentices through Facebook

Network Rail is using a new Facebook campaign to recruit 200 people for its three year advanced apprenticeship scheme. Would-be applicants can ask questions and...

Rag Royal Training

Rag Gahonia, a test driver at Bombardier in Derby shared the media spotlight as he taught HRH the Prince of Wales to drive a...

Cameron visits Crossrail Academy

Prime Minister David Cameron and Skills Minister John Hayes recently visited Crossrail’s new Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy. Apprentices and staff met the pair and...

Training for success

Training and education are the sure fire ways to success, not only for individuals entering the rail industry but for the railways as a...

Broad sweep for Yarmouth

Spring is coming early to Great Yarmouth station thanks to the hard work of staff and local people’s generosity. Greater Anglia’s Ann Kirkham and Jane...

Weatherley launches Weather Eye

Hove MP, Mike Weatherley has launched Southern’s Eyewitness safety initiative at Hove railway station. Mr Weatherley joined Southern Rail staff to launch the low-level crime...