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Perception of power in recruitment

Employers are increasing the time they take to decide on who to hire. At the same time, top grade candidates are realising they have many...

Three days at Infrarail

The rail industry was out in force at the ninth Infrarail Exhibition, held at the NEC near Birmingham. Over 5,500 people came to see more...

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...

High Speed 1 in trailer test

A moving international rail freight motorway comes a step nearer this summer. Europorte ran a trial lorry trailer service from Antwerp to Barking via the...

Colin Wheeler writes… Rail Safety Summit 2012

Written by Colin Wheeler One hundred and sixty attended the Rail Safety Summit on April 19th at Loughborough University. Ninety separate companies and organisations attended. Whilst...

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...

Network Rail supports RailStaff Awards 2012

Network Rail is supporting this year’s RailStaff Awards at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham. The RailStaff Awards brings together men and women working in...

Leading role for Rail Alliance

The Rail Alliance is delighted to be associated once again with the RailStaff Awards and will be co-sponsoring the 2012 Event. Its Chief Executive, Colin...

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...

Stalybridge speeds up

Line speeds will be raised through Stalybridge when a major revamp of tracks and signalling is complete. Control of train movements in the area will...

New £11m Dalmarnock station

Contractors are now hard at work building the new £11m station at Dalmarnock in Glasgow’s East End. The new station will replace the existing facility...

Soho coup for Crossrail

Plans for a £1 billion pound redevelopment of Tottenham Court Road by Crossrail will help regenerate Soho creating a new cultural and retail focus...

Local energy for Earlestown

Railway staff and volunteers have been sprucing up historic Earlestown station in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside. The clean-up is part of a community project aimed at improving...

Vital lights up Sloane Square

Vital Technology has completed the installation of a new energy saving lighting system at Sloane Square station on the London Underground. The job was completed...

Signalling in the frame

New framework signalling contracts governing the next ten years will introduce industry stability, improve efficiency and reduce costs. Three framework contracts have now been decided,...

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...