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Construction firms involved in the building of HS2, including Network Rail, have set out long-term plans so people in seven London boroughs will benefit from the project.Network Rail has joined the others already in the scheme, made up of...

HS2 is helping to support students who have deferred their university place due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic by offering them work experience.To help students who had planned to study this year, but were offered a deferred...

COVID-19 challenged the whole rail industry to keep on working, despite the difficulties. Recruitment consultancies such as Advance TRS were no exception.At the beginning of January 2020, nobody could have imagined the challenges that the year ahead would bring....

A different way of thinking is transforming the fortunes of Northern Trains, where new possibilities are taking shape by bringing together a diverse range of talents.Ten weeks into his new role as Director of Engineering at Northern Trains, Jack...

Alstom has a long tradition of taking on apprentices, and this year it has welcomed 30 new apprentices to its UK business, three times as many as were brought in in 2019. 15 of these are carrying out degree...

The National Apprenticeship Service has named Network Rail as one of the top 20 apprentice employers in England in its Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for 2020.Developed by the National Apprenticeship Service, in partnership with High Fliers Research, this is...

Rail trade union RMT has called on the Government to provide a financial support package for open-access operators Grand Central and Hull Trains, to avoid proposed job cuts.Whereas the franchised train companies have received financial support to keep trains...

The coronavirus pandemic has hit most industries hard, but infrastructure – a sector dominated by transport – has fared better than many.The award-winning multidisciplinary team of technology and engineering recruitment experts at Advanced Resource Managers (ARM) has been analysing...

Vital Human Resources, part of the Morson Group, has launched its latest apprenticeship programme as thirteen apprentices from Manchester and Liverpool have embarked on new careers in the rail.Over 160 people applied for those 13 positions, which combine on...

The first 12 apprentices to be employed by Siemens Mobility for its planned rail facility in Goole, East Yorkshire, have started their training at Selby College.The first of up to 700 employees who will work at the new rail...