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Joint skills plan for Carillion and SPL Powerlines

Carillion and Austrian-based SPL Powerlines welcomed shadow rail minister, Lillian Greenwood MP, to the new training facility in Doncaster recently. A joint programme between the...

Borders Railway progress

Progress continues on the Borders Railway with the building of the longest bridge on the line at Hardengreen. The new structure will span 71.5 metres...

ARTP – The voice of training providers

Changing systems and standards is a challenge for all industries. Reforms can be a reaction to major incidents or they can just be part...

Lenten fast for Dawlish teams

Upwards of 300 rail engineers and railway staff are working round the clock to rebuild the storm-hit coastal railway between Dawlish and Teignmouth. Engineers believe...

Preparing for Growth

Rob Enright, Area Manager (Safety Critical) at CDI AndersElite Rail Business discusses plans to help progress sustained investment in railway infrastructure during CP5. The planned...

Daylight testing time

Daylight testing of trams through Edinburgh has begun as city leaders stepped up efforts to win back shoppers to the city centre. The new tram...

Rail staff at St Pancras for Samaritans’ Awareness Day

Train operating staff are greeting passengers at London's St Pancras station today to raise awareness about the vital work of the Samaritans. Employees from East...

Machell backs Derby base for international consultancy

Ford & Stanley, a leading rail recruitment agency and consultancy, has opened its new headquarters in Derby after moving into new premises on Pride...

2014 begins with fatal accident and more…

On January 22nd John Wright was looking out for an ultrasonic inspection team at Newark Northgate on the East Coast Main Line. Writes Colin...

Liverpool urges HS2 link

The post-war modernisation of British Railways saw the introduction of ‘panel’ signal boxes covering many route miles on busy main lines. Stopping short at Manchester...

Ten Point Plan

Network Rail has put an executive director in charge of each element of its Ten Point Plan. Safety experts believe this will increase impetus...

Face of Leicester takes a bow

Eddie Isaac, 75, has finally retired after a 53 year career on the railways. Edmund Isaac MBE, known as Eddie to friends and colleagues,...

The role of railways in WW1

Every evening at 8 o’clock in Ypres in Belgium, four buglers from the town’s volunteer fire brigade assemble under the imposing Menin Gate. Passers...

Tea time at Blackfriars

Passengers at Blackfriars station in London were surprised to be greeted with hot cups of tea on a cold day in January. The power to...

Contract extension for telent

Telent Technology Services Ltd has been awarded an extension to its rail telecoms support and maintenance contract with Level 3, formally known as Global...

Johnson urges sea change

As railway engineers and staff battle to stabilise flood-damaged infrastructure across the network Trish Johnson, regional director of the Institution of Civil Engineers South...

Spanish Freight for HS1

More London-bound fresh food and car parts from Valencia in Spain are being carried on High Speed One following a deal between HS1 and...

From headset to hard hat

The RailStaff Awards is expanding year on year attracting more nominations, more interest and an ever growing stream of railway staff, friends and families...