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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its latest annual report on health and safety on Britain’s Railways. The report, which covers the period between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022, highlights Britain’s standing of having one...

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is pleased to announce that Dr Linda Wain has been appointed to the role of Engineering Director. Dr Wain, who has been Head of Engineering and Assurance at LNER for five years, will oversee all...

SLC Rail has announced the appointment of Neil Micklethwaite as its new non-executive director. Neil, who is chief operating officer for CMAC Group, will join SLC Rail’s board this month.   Neil has held several senior positions in the transport sector, both...

HS2 Ltd has celebrated innovations to improve health and safety at works sites across Britain’s largest construction project. HS2’s health and safety campaign, Safe at Heart 2022 Inspiration Awards, chose three winners after receiving over 100 submissions from across the...

Northern, the second largest train operator in the UK, has become the main provider of rail industry apprenticeships in the country with more than 250 apprentice train drivers and conductors currently on its payroll. The operator has been officially recognised...

A state-of-the-art simulator will offer Metro drivers a fully immersive training experience as they countdown to the new trains arriving. The fully sized replica of the new Metro train cab has been installed at the Nexus Learning Centre in South...

Higher levels of passengers and freight going by train means an even greater motivation to maintain rail’s safe and green credentials, says rail body RSSB. The independent rail safety body RSSB has published its latest Annual Health and Safety Report...

SLC, the rail development and delivery specialist, has welcomed the first of four new engineering graduates to the business following holding a graduate recruitment day in June.   The next generation of engineering talent attended the event at SLC's headquarters in...

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) North, which represents over 150 rail businesses based across the North of England, has announced David Maddison as its new Vice-Chair and several appointments to its Leadership Group. David, who undertakes the role of regional...

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) has announced the appointment of Lee Paxton as director of rail operations. Lee began his career with Network Rail in 2005 before going on to hold a number of positions with Arriva Trains...