Diversity

Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers 2023 list recognises exceptional employers who are committed to supporting their LGBT+ staff and customers Network Rail was praised for their work creating a workplace where LGBT+ employees can bring their full selves to work Network Rail...

Train operator, Northern, has been recognised by a leading equality organisation for its work to address the gender imbalance in the rail industry. Northern Power Women, a leading equality campaign group, has shortlisted Northern as the ‘Large Organisation of the...

Recruitment isn’t just about getting job roles filled. Building an inclusive organisation should be a key consideration in any recruitment strategy and, though much progress has been made, there is still some way to go in all industries. Network...

Transport for Wales (TfW) has partnered with Women in Transport to launch a new Welsh Hub that will empower women in the industry to maximise their potential. Recent figures reveal that the transport sector is subjected to a significant gender...

Train operator Greater Anglia has held a special event to encourage more women to become train drivers. Almost 40 women who currently work for the operator in a variety of roles including ticket office staff, conductors and train cleaners attended...

Staff from train operator Northern have visited a Bradford mosque, Sikh temple, and a Hindu temple to celebrate inter-faith week. A group of colleagues visited the Shree Lakshmi Narayan Hindu temple, Guru Gobind Singh Gurdwara and the Rawda Mosque in...

ScotRail has partnered with train and freight operating companies across the UK to help promote a new children’s book celebrating diversity and inclusion in the rail industry. The train operator has come together with a number of other rail companies,...

Accessibility advisors at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Brighton & Hove Buses have worked together with adults with a learning disability to support them in making an integrated journey by both bus and train. This is thought to be the...

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) and Women in Rail (WR) Equality Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Charter Working Group are hosting their first physical event of the year, titled “PRIDE 2022”. Held in RIA’s Westminster offices, the agenda features a...

Network Rail colleagues were proud to play a part in the 50th anniversary celebrations of Pride in Brighton on Saturday, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community. Network Rail’s Brighton Delivery Unit used one of their lorry cranes to carry a wooden Pride...