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...
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rodneypitt9
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
Plaque in Memory of First Black Engine Driver
A plaque has been unveiled commemorating Britain's first black train driver. Jamaican-born Wilston Samuel Jackson began maintaining...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 31, 2021
- 3 min
Council grants planning permission for £150m rail centre despite ‘concerns’
Planners have agreed in principle to building a £150 million train testing centre near Ystradgynlais despite concerns. At a meeting of...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 29, 2021
- 3 min
Pioneering pilot helps Birmingham street homeless into housing
Birmingham New Street station staff have joined forces with the housing charity Shelter to help people sleeping rough around the major...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 28, 2021
- 3 min
Council backs plan for £150m rail centre of excellence in Dulais Valley
Councillors have backed the Welsh Government's plans to build a world-leading railway testing facility in south Wales. Members of Neath...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
Firm’s new heritage railways recruit from Halifax has links to the Flying Scotsman
Simon Holroyd, from Halifax who has helped to restore a series of famous locomotives, has taken up a sales role as Heritage Account...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
Jacobs Takes the Biscuit on East-West Rail
The East West Railway Company (EWR Co) has appointed international technical and professional services firm, Jacobs, as its programme...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 15, 2021
- 2 min
Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education welcomes new Professor in Rail Strategy
Professor Paul Plummer The School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul...
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rodneypitt9
- Jul 14, 2021
- 1 min
No More Human Look-Outs in Wales
Engineering work on the railway in Wales has been made safer with the ending of human lookouts which are used to warn the workforce of...
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rodneypitt9
- Jun 25, 2021
- 1 min
Network Rail volunteer leads mental health first aider training
Earlier in June (Monday 7 to Thursday 10), Network Rail mental health first aider, Shaun Giddins volunteered to run a two-day mental...
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rodneypitt9
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Work progressing at pace on new Marsh Barton rail station
Work on the new Marsh Barton rail station, which began in April, is progressing at pace. Preparatory works to the site, near to the...
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rodneypitt9
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
New MD for TfW Rail
Transport for Wales has confirmed the appointment of Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde as TfW Rail's new Managing Director. James Price, TfW...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 15, 2021
- 4 min
DfT announces 650 roles to be created in Birmingham and Leeds
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced plans to create a second HQ in Birmingham and a northern hub in Leeds as part of...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 6, 2021
- 2 min
New MD for South Western Railway
South Western Railway have confirmed that Claire Mann will take up her role as Managing Director on 22nd March 2021. Claire began her...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 5, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 5, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 4, 2021
- 2 min
Chancellor Gives Go head for WM stations and help for Apprenticeships
Plans to re-open rail stations in Darlaston and Willenhall will go ahead after Chancellor Rishi Sunak provided funding in his Budget. The...
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 4, 2021
- 1 min
New MD for Network Rail's Wales & Western Region
Network Rail has announced that Michelle Handforth has been appointed as the new managing director for the Wales & Western region....
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rodneypitt9
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
Network Rail Invests in Rail Investment Centre of Excellence
Network Rail remains committed to being easier to engage with, agile, and an efficient and dependable partner, and has created the Rail...
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