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In January 2010 a pioneering Samaritans and Network Rail partnership launched, covering the rail network in England, Scotland and Wales, with the overall aim...

Ridout races for Railway Children

Andy Ridout, Managing Director of advance-TRS, has started training to compete in the Norseman Xtreme Triathlon in Norway next August - all because of...

Gold Standard for Games Trains

Railways have been praised for rising to the challenge of delivering 1000s of sports people and spectators to and from the 2012 Olympics in...

Railway war victims remembered

Railway staff joined together to remember victims of a Luftwaffe bombing raid on Middlesbrough in the Second World War. On 4th August 1942, Middlesbrough railway...

Viegas to head forum

Internationally renowned academic, José Viegas of Portugal, is the new Secretary-General of the International Transport Forum. ‘I am delighted to come to this job at...

Network Rail sees rise in satisfied suppliers

It takes a confident company to approach all its major suppliers and ask their opinions on the relationship between them. It also takes a...

Storm staff conquer the three peaks

The Railway Children’s annual Three Peaks challenge suffered the worst weather since its launch ten years ago. Bad weather failed to stop teams from across...

Personal touch

The onus of railway safety is ultimately on the individual and it means personal knowledge and personal responsibility. Pass all the laws and guidelines you...

Angelica engineers rail success

Angelica Momodu, 18, Vital Rail’s first female apprentice, is urging other girls to take up rail engineering. ‘I’m really enjoying my apprenticeship and it...

London Underground backs RailStaff Awards

London Underground joins Network Rail and the Rail Alliance as overall sponsor of the RailStaff Awards 2012. This year sees London Underground playing a major...

Celebrating RailStaff excellence in the Jubilee Year

2012 marks a year of achievement for Britain celebrating the twin blessings of stable governance and athletic excellence. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee will be celebrated...

Record graduate applications at FirstGroup

FirstGroup’s popular graduate trainee scheme attracted a record number of applications this year. 800 hopeful students applied. ‘The number of candidates that have applied has...

East Coast went M.A.D

East Coast has adopted the Railway Children as its corporate charity of choice. The news comes shortly after East Coast took part in the international...

Apprentices reunion

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Railway Works Training School in Swindon in 1962. The school survived until 1993. Former...

3 Peaks for Rail Media

An intrepid team from Rail Media is training hard for this year’s Railway Children Three Peaks Challenge. Asif Ahmed, Paul O’Connor, Craig Smith and Paul...

David Bill joins RIA

David Bill has joined the Railway Industry Association as its new International Development Director. Mr Bill is a civil engineer and has had a successful...

BridgeZone appoints Steve Cordwell

Engineering Consultant, BridgeZone Limited, has appointed Steve Cordwell as Business Development Director. Steve joins from Amey where he was Head of Business Development. The appointment...

Steve joins Crossrail

Steve Hails is taking on the job of Health and Safety Director at Crossrail. Steve Hails joins from Siemens, where he held the post of...