Diversity & Inclusion

An autistic artist from Middleton in Rochdale, Greater Manchester has spoken out about the role that railway stations have played in his mission to inspire the region’s neurodivergent residents. Dez, who also goes by the name LoveArtPix, is an artist...

TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched its new Social Stories aimed at enhancing the travel experience for individuals with autism, learning disabilities, and social anxieties. Social Stories are narrative descriptions and graphics of everyday situations, designed to help individuals understand social...

Employing 22 more female train drivers during 2022/23 has helped to further reduce the gender pay gap at Transport for Wales (Rail). The median gender pay gaps for TfW Rail and TfW Group stand at 16.2% and 14.1% respectively, a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...