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Specialist industry awarding body EAL has reached a major milestone  giving more than a thousand young people a gateway to a rewarding career - providing crucial End Point Assessments (EPA) for their apprenticeships. The process means they become certified and qualified...

Railway engineers have secured the West Coast main line between Milton Keynes and Birmingham from being damaged by thousands of tonnes of moving earth. Network Rail specialists have spent 17 days completely rebuilding a railway embankment at Hillmorton Junction, just...

Game of Thrones may have coined the phrase ‘winter is coming’, but winter is staying in the North West as railway workers battle to keep passengers and freight moving in the freezing weather. Several days of sub-zero temperatures have caused...

Track renewals and overhead line maintenance works will take place between Norwich and Ipswich later this month (February) to improve reliability on the Great Eastern Main Line. Nearly 1.5 miles of rail will be replaced over two weekends between Norwich...

The development of HS2 in the West Midlands will turbocharge the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic as it brings forward 175,000 new jobs and generates some £20 billion investment. High speed rail will also accelerate the progress towards a...

Transport for Wales has launched a new Apprenticeship Academy that will provide all apprentices with additional knowledge and skills to complement their learning within their apprenticeship discipline. Academi Prentisiaeth will provide all 30 apprentices in Transport for Wales with extra...

As more wintry weather is forecast across West Yorkshire over the next few days, who Elsa than Network Rail’s teams are working to keep vital train services moving for passengers making essential journeys. Standedge Tunnel, on the route between Leeds/Huddersfield and Manchester,...

HS2 Phase 2a (Birmingham - Crewe) has today reached Royal Assent Reacting to this announcement, Maria Machancoses, director of Midlands Connect, said: “Today’s historic milestone will be music to the ears of businesses, investors and travellers alike. It’s heartening to see...

KOREC, Trimble’s UK and Irish distributor for track surveying and measurement solutions, has expanded its dedicated rail team with the appointment of Ric Kirman in the newly created role of KOREC Rail Business Area Manager. With a rail career that began over...

New standards in at-seat rail technology have been set as Whoosh, the innovative software creator, launches Real-Time Journey Dashboard which transforms how real-time communication is enhanced at all stages of a train journey.  The established passenger entertainment and contact technology...