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Nine apprenticeships available at SWR

17 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

South Western Railway will be taking on nine new apprentices this year, with applications for the vacancies open until midnight on Sunday 22 November. The four-year SWR apprenticeship scheme is geared towards developing highly skilled […]

Business

Not All Engineers Wear Hard Hats –
ScotRail encourages women and BAME communities to take up careers in engineering

4 November 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The rail industry has, for some time, realised that both women and minorities are under-represented in its workforce. Now ScotRail is supporting a campaign to encourage more women and members of the Black, Asian and […]

Business

200 new train drivers wanted in Wales

18 August 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

KeolisAmey, the train operator for Wales and the Borders, is on the lookout for 200 new train drivers. No previous experience is required, as successful candidates will receive comprehensive training for 13 months before qualifying […]

News

HS2 has hundreds of jobs to fill as construction starts

30 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As construction starts on HS2, the high-speed rail line from London Euston to Birmingham and the North, the company leading its design and construction has confirmed hundreds of new jobs that it needs to fill […]

Diversity

Network Rail launches competition to encourage girls to seek careers in engineering

23 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Tuesday 23 June 2020 is International Women in Engineering Day, and Network Rail is taking the opportunity to celebrate female engineers to inspire more women and girls into engineering. The celebration follows new research, which […]

Business

LNER FutureLabs programme puts rail industry at forefront of innovation

5 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

In a bid to fast-track digital and high-tech developments into the rail industry, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has introduced a new innovation programme – LNER FutureLabs. This aims to provide an opportunity for tech […]

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Retired signallers needed to keep the railway going

26 March 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

To keep the railway running during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Network Rail is appealing for retired signallers, or those who have moved to other careers in the railway industry, to return to roles in the […]

Depots

Mayor visits completed Kirkdale depot in Liverpool

14 November 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The new Stadler Rail depot in Kirkdale, Liverpool, has been completed, ready for the arrival of the new fleet of four-car trains. The £21 million re-build of the depot facilities began in 2018 and forms […]

Business

New Crewe electrification office for SW Global Resourcing

27 August 2019 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Multi-disciplinary services provider SW Global Resourcing (SWGR) has opened a new electrification office in Crewe to as the team gears up to provide isolation and OLE construction services around the rail network. For the last […]

  • Battery train sets new world record
  • Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke
  • Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
  • Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
  • Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
  • EMR driver training is a family affair
  • Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
  • New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
  • Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
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  • Phil Mortimer: A recent funded R&D project focused on the use of alternatives to steel for the ohl masts. This has several…
  • Nigel: Fully support this restoration from the East Lancashire side,existing infrastructure mostly well built and promises a highly efficient 12 mile…
  • Clive Broadhead: After the undoubtedly achievement of resurrecting the railways in Scotland why are the current NR management he'll bent on squandering…
  • 230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.
  • Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
    Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
    7 August 2025 0
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
    Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
    7 August 2025 0
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
    EMR driver training is a family affair
    7 August 2025 0
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
    Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
    1 August 2025 0
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
    31 July 2025 0
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
    New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
    31 July 2025 0
  • Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
    Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
    30 July 2025 0
  • Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
    Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland
    30 July 2025 0
  • Tony Lodge of the Centre for Policy Studies has written a report entitled Rail’s Last Chance: A four-point plan to save the railways
    Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
    29 July 2025 0
  • The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) went into administration on 1 July 2025.
    BCIMO sold to Dudley Council
    23 July 2025 0
  • 13 contractors win buildings and civils contracts
    18 December 2020 0
  • British steel in liquidation
    22 May 2019 1
  • Bristol signallers help with food deliveries to hospitals and the vulnerable
    21 May 2020 0
  • Crossrail remains on track to open Elizabeth line around the end of 2020
    21 August 2019 0
  • Northern Powerhouse Rail depends on HS2
    18 June 2019 0
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