Diversity & Inclusion
Northern regional director reflects on 30-year career and urges other women to join the railways on International Women’s Day
A woman who worked her way up, from on-board catering stewardess to regional director of one of the biggest train operators in the UK over the course of an impressive 30-year career, said being a woman has never been...
Careers
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...
Diversity & Inclusion
c2c achieves White Ribbon accreditation
East London and South Essex train operator c2c has achieved prestigious White Ribbon accreditation, demonstrating its commitment to tackling gender inequality, and violence towards women and girls.
White Ribbon is the UK’s leading charity engaging men and boys to end...
Diversity & Inclusion
GTR celebrates 50% jump in number of females starting apprenticeship courses
Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (5-11 February), Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has revealed a sharp increase in the number of females starting an apprenticeship. GTR welcomed a total of 176 new starters in 2023, with 60 of these coming...
Accessibility
Specialist school gets ultimate railway experience
Budding railway enthusiasts from a specialist school for autism in Lancashire became station assistants and signallers for the day at Manchester Piccadilly station.
On Wednesday 24 January, eight students from Hillside Specialist School and College, near Preston, got a behind...
Accessibility
GWR awarded for accessible train travel
The National Autistic Society has recognised Great Western Railway (GWR) for providing an autism-friendly environment.
The award recognises GWR for a host of autism-awareness initiatives being trialled at stations in the west of its network.
Since June last year GWR has...
Company News
FirstGroup launches new ‘First connections’ advocate network
FirstGroup have launched a new advocate network, ‘First connections’, to bring together those who have taken part and benefitted from their personal development programmes aimed at women and ethnically diverse colleagues.
The First connections network allows those who have taken...
Diversity & Inclusion
OBE for inspirational Great Western Railway and Network Rail director
A champion of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in the rail industry has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list.
Ruth Busby, People and Transformation Director (Regional) for GWR and Network Rail Wales and Western, said she was...
Diversity & Inclusion
An equality, diversity & inclusion hero
Like many others, the rail industry is still getting to grips with including and representing society’s wide array of cultures, ethnicities, genders, sexualities. This work is being carried out by some very special individuals, and the RailStaff Awards recognises...
British Transport Police
One in five LGBTQ+ people experienced hate crime on transport network in the past year
Passenger watchdog London TravelWatch has called for urgent action to tackle abuse and hate crime against LGBTQ+ people on the capital’s transport network.
The latest report on personal security shows that many LGBTQ+ people have an underlying yet serious concern...
Latest News
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...