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Transpennine Route Upgrade on track to deliver 8,000 jobs
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) reaffirmed its commitment to creating employment in the Kirklees area as colleagues attended the Kirklees College Skills and Apprenticeships Fair in Dewsbury.
A key part of the TRU’s sustainability strategy – Our Guiding Compass –...
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Rail operator increases female driver numbers through dedicated partnership
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is welcoming five new female drivers into the fold, who have come through the company’s partnership with coaching, consulting and networking organisation, Career Returners - a social enterprise that...
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West Midlands Mayor opens new region-wide college rail training academy
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, has officially opened a new region-wide rail training academy designed to support hundreds of new training and employment opportunities for local people in the sector.
The Transport, Rail and Infrastructure Academy (TRIA), which...
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PlanBEE Rail to drive talent development in the rail sector
A pioneering apprenticeship has been launched to address skills shortages and give people the chance to launch their careers in the rail industry.
Network Rail and their supply chain partners have joined forces with Gateshead College to launch PlanBEE Rail,...
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HS2 launches 2024 graduate recruitment programme
HS2 has launched its 2024 graduate recruitment programme to help the next generation of engineers, landscape designers, project managers, and environmental specialists kickstart their careers.
Successful candidates will spend two years working alongside some of the very best in the...
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Northern recruitment drive targets train presentation staff
Northern is set to host a recruitment day next month for a number of vacancies in its train presentation team at Heaton Train Care Centre in Tyne & Wear.
The event, on Tuesday 13 February, will give people interested in...
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Avanti West Coast employee reaches half a century on railway
A Cumbrian railwayman who is Carlisle station’s longest serving member of staff has achieved 50 years’ service on the West Coast Main Line.
Team Leader, Brian Farish, 67, who has worked on the railway in Cumbria for five decades...
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Search begins for new leader of historic Neville Hill TrainCare Centre in West Yorkshire
Northern has begun the recruitment process for someone to manage the historic Neville Hill TrainCare Centre in West Yorkshire.
The new TrainCare Centre manager will be in overall charge of the site and be responsible for the centre's leadership team...
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Greater Anglia invites young people for January placement scheme
Greater Anglia is again inviting young adults to apply for a dedicated scheme to boost their employability – with just a week to go before applications close for the January 2024 course.
The Customer Service and Pre-employment Study Programme is...
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First conductors for new Northumberland Line begin training
The first three conductors recruited to work on the new Northumberland Line have started their training with Northern – as the closing date for 12 further vacancies approaches.
David Nattress, Kevin Watson, and Cameron Young are the first of 15...
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Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children
Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway...