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    rodneypitt9
    • Nov 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    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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    Plaque in Memory of First Black Engine Driver
    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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    Council grants planning permission for £150m rail centre despite ‘concerns’
    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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    Pioneering pilot helps Birmingham street homeless into housing
    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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    Council backs plan for £150m rail centre of excellence in Dulais Valley
    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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    Transport for Wales Wins A Silver Award
    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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    Firm’s new heritage railways recruit from Halifax has links to the Flying Scotsman
    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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    Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education welcomes new Professor in Rail Strategy
    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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    No More Human Look-Outs in Wales
    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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    Network Rail volunteer leads mental health first aider training
    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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    Work progressing at pace on new Marsh Barton rail station
    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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    New MD for TfW Rail
    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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    New MD for South Western Railway
    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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    Hitachi Rail Starts Welding Brand New British Trains as Investment in Factory Reaches £110 million
    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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    Protech Training Academy - Further Education Links with Industry for 11 New Apprentices
    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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    New MD for Network Rail's Wales & Western Region
    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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    Network Rail Invests in Rail Investment Centre of Excellence
    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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