Dan Clark

Northern has invested in its safety, welfare and production capabilities by installing a new train fuelling and servicing facility at Barrow-in-Furness LMD.

Buckinghamshire residents have been given a helping hand to launch a career in construction with HS2’s Aylesbury-based contractor, Blackwell Earthmoving Limited.

Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) UK and GCRE Limited have this month signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on developing the next generation of innovative and cost saving technologies that will transform the railways for passengers and freight users.

In this guest writer article, Elaine Kenny, HSQE and compliance manager at Amaro, explains the importance of organisational culture.

A Network Rail Principal Contractor supporting some of the biggest names in rail, Amaro provides signalling, power and telecoms services to some of the UK’s highest-profile infrastructure projects.

While rail is working to become more inclusive, women remain underrepresented in the industry; the 2021 William-Shapps Plan for Rail reported that 87 per cent of the workforce was male.

Transport for Wales (TfW) and GCRE Limited have this week signed heads of terms for TfW to become a major commercial client of the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE).

The Minister for Transport has announced the appointment two Non-Executive Directors to the Board of Scottish Rail Holdings.

A veteran campaigner described a recent meeting (Monday 24 April) between senior representatives from Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) and campaign groups concerned about nuclear rail safety as “a historic moment”.

A revamped Routes into Rail campaign website, backed by Network Rail, The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), and industry partners Amey, HS2, Railway Industry Association (RIA) and VolkerRail, is set to deliver on the rail sector’s looming skills gap and workforce shortfall, through a new, targeted approach, to attracting new talent.