Education & Training

Rail EDI Charter celebrates one year since launch

On the 5 November, the rail Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Charter, led jointly by Women in Rail and the Railway Industry...

Transport for Wales Wins A Silver Award

Transport for Wales is delighted to announce it has been recognised with a silver award by the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition...

Network Rail’s 3000th apprentice takes up his station at Suffolk signal box

Signalling apprentice, Thomas Briggs, based at Saxmundham in Suffolk, has become Network Rail’s 3000th apprentice since the...

ORR steps up Pressure on Consumer Information

Displays at London's Liverpool Street Station The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has led train and station operators to improve passenger...

New Hub for Network Rail

Network Rail has agreed a ten-year lease at IM Properties’ industrial and distribution scheme The Hub in Birmingham. The new 30,000 sq ft...

Swindon Railway Station a 'gateway' for Drug Trafficking

Swindon railway station has become a "gateway" for young people bringing class A drugs into the south west from London, police say....

Government Offers £30 million Support for Rail Training Centre of Excellence

A £30 million UK Government contribution to a planned rail testing complex between Neath Port Talbot and Powys has been welcomed by the...

Hitachi Rail Starts Welding Brand New British Trains as Investment in Factory Reaches £110 million

A watershed moment has been reached for train building in the North East as Hitachi Rail starts welding new passenger trains at its...

Protech Training Academy - Further Education Links with Industry for 11 New Apprentices

One of the largest further education colleges in South Wales has teamed up with leading rail industry names to train the next generation...