Siemens Mobility has announced a new partnership with Samaritans. The partnership forms part of the company’s social value approach, underscoring its commitment to fostering mental health awareness and well-being within the rail industry.
Rob Morris, Joint UK&I CEO and managing...
Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) has announced the launch of its new campaign, 'Hardships Can Be Invisible'.
In collaboration with creative agency Hatched, RBF aims to shed light on highlighting the often-hidden struggles faced by many railway workers.
Despite their dedication and...
Direct Corporate Clothing (DCC), a part of the Workwear Uniform Group, has announced its sponsorship of Railway Mission’s chaplaincy teams with the provision of new high-visibility vests.
Outside of Birmingham New Street Station, Andrew Richards, managing director, officially handed over...
SPL Powerlines UK has announced a strategic partnership with Andy's Man Club, a leading UK-based men’s suicide prevention charity offering free peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom. Recognising the unique challenges men face in the rail and infrastructure...
Bank of England lead recruiter Philip Smith has been announced as a new trustee of industry charity, Railway Mission.
Philip, 36, will join Julia Jaeger on the Personnel, Pastoral & Training (PPT) Committee of the charity which offers independent, confidential...
This World Mental Health Day (10 October 2024), Network Rail has announced a new milestone with its Rail Suicide Prevention Programme as more than 27,000 interventions have been made across Britain’s rail network.*
Over the last year alone (2023-24), 1,937...
Employees working for Northern are being given special training to help protect the rising number of vulnerable people using the railway.
The train operator’s conductors, customer service and station staff interact with tens of millions of passengers a year –...
A train conductor working for Northern has been praised after he helped a boy in distress.
Paul Singh, who has worked for the operator for three years, spotted the teenager when he was working on a train heading to Manchester...
Samaritans has announced that it will continue to be the primary delivery partner for Network Rail’s strategy to prevent suicide on the railway following a tender process.
Samaritans hasbeen partnering with Network Rail since 2010, and this contract will be...
Northern is asking members of the public to treat everyone working on the railway with respect as it cracks down on verbal and physical abuse.
The train operator has highlighted a number of incidents conductors have faced while they work...