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You and your career in 2018

The industry’s target to secure 100,000 job opportunities across the UK by 2027 is further evidence - if any more was needed - of...

How Siemens’ equality, diversity and inclusion team is helping mind the gap

Companies across the rail sector are each finding their own way to ensure that the railway’s workforce is reflective of society at large. At...

Finding the people to make HS2 happen

Every time I walk into work, I notice Birmingham is in the midst of a renaissance. Not a month goes by without a new...

In case you missed it – More for Morson

The office of Matthew Leavis, Morson Vital Training’s head of training, sits in the lower floors of Morson Group’s branch office on Ordsall Lane,...

New fund to encourage unemployed youngsters into digital rail career

The National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) is to launch a scheme to encourage unemployed youngsters into a career in the digital railway. Central to...

Experienced heads join new rail recruitment venture

Two board advisors have been appointed to ie people, a new rail recruitment firm that specialises in executive searches. Kathryn Cooper-Fay is chief executive of...

Thameslink signallers ETCS ready

Network Rail has successfully delivered a training programme to prepare Thameslink signallers for the introduction of ETCS and ATO. The course was developed by the Thameslink...

Virgin Trains launches industry’s first train driver apprenticeship

More than 1,200 hopefuls applied to join the industry’s first train driver apprenticeship scheme launched by Virgin Trains. A cohort of 30 high-calibre candidates were...

Crossrail celebrates 1,000th apprentice

A handful of current and former apprentices were at the Elizabeth line’s Tottenham Court Road station to celebrate the project passing the 1,000th apprenticeship...

First community rail apprenticeship launched

Arriva Trains Wales has launched the UK's first community rail apprenticeship scheme. Ex-engineering apprentice Danielle Hopkins, 23, is the first to join the 18-month programme....

National Train Driver Academy to launch in April

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the Train Driver Academy is set to launch in April, 2018. The academy will pool together existing industry...

Emergency services test their response to a major incident on the Tube

Emergency services have conducted an exercise on the London Underground to prepare for a potential major incident. Personnel from the local fire brigade, ambulance service,...

Amtrain: When small details make the difference

It’s the small details that matter, says Amtrain’s Sheila McKenna. Having someone on the front desk to greet new learners may not seem so...

Rail Week 2017

Building on the success of last year’s launch, Rail Week 2017 showed a new class of prospective rail professionals the exciting possibilities presented by...

HS2 appoints former BT, MoJ and Post Office HR director

HS2 Ltd has appointed a new human resources director. Neil Hayward has previously held senior roles in human resources working for BT, the Ministry of...

HS2’s university challenge

Leeds is truly embracing its inclusion on the HS2 route map. As well as a station and being home to one of the two...

Life after Crossrail: what next for London’s tunnelling academy?

Forget the waves, Britain ruled the rails throughout the 19th century. Driven by innovators such as George Stephenson, Great Britain pioneered the first steam...

High-speed education: the college at the heart of Britain’s new multi-billion pound industry

Nick Kataria, 32, has turned his back on a long career in the travel industry to pursue his dream of becoming an engineer. Leaving...