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Network Rail inspires next generation of women in rail with careers event for International Women’s Day

Network Rail has hosted a 'morning myth-buster' event at a school in York ahead of International Women’s Day. The event was designed to inspire...

AtkinsRéalis Governors for Schools STEM programme benefiting 72,000 children one year within launch

An AtkinsRéalis programme promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) subjects in UK schools and academies by placing professionals on their boards has significantly exceeded its targets one...

HS2 team completes new Euston Skills Centre

The Rail Minister, Huw Merriman MP, has officially opened a new centre to upskill communities living close to HS2's Euston station site. The Euston...

Transport Skills Academy will help to fill 60,000 transport jobs over next 10 years

Transport Skills Academy (TSA) is urging people in the West Midlands to consider a career in transport this National Apprenticeship Week. By 2035, the...

Wales’ first railway engineering degree apprenticeship

The University of South Wales (USW) is leading a partnership which will offer the first railway engineering degree apprenticeships in Wales. Approved by the Welsh...

CIRO celebrates two major industry accreditations

The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators is celebrating having achieved its first ever Ofsted rating for its own apprenticeships, as well as recognition with OFQUAL as an End-point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) for the Train Driver Level 4 apprenticeship standard.

QTS Training launches in Knottingley

QTS Training is launching its third English training facility, in Knottingley, West Yorkshire, to keep up with increased demand for its services in the...

Flannery Plant Hire open skills hub to upskill operators ready for jobs on HS2

Flannery Plant Hire has joined forces with HS2’s construction partner EKFB (a team made up of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall), to...

ScotRail pledges support to new digital charter

ScotRail has signed up for a new digital charter to help raise the profile of computing science amongst young people. The new Digital Technology Education...

Ed Balls topping the bill at NSAR’s upcoming Skills Symposium

NSAR is inviting professionals from across the rail and construction sector to join them at a Skills Symposium, on Friday, 25 November. The event, which...

RSSB’s Thought Leader video updates kicks off with Tom Lee talking rail standards

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has worked collaboratively with the industry to make Britain’s railway safer, more sustainable and more efficient since...

Sport is the link to safety for Levenmouth Rail project

School pupils in Fife are being given the chance to participate in a range of community sports thanks to a partnership between Active Fife...
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ORR review leads to 50 per cent reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has announced that, thanks to new rules, the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can...

East West Rail to hold drop-in events ahead of statutory consultation

East West Railway Company (EWR) will hold a series of information events in May, helping people to understand how the formal application process to...