Careers
New and unique opportunity to get unemployed adults into well-paid rail careers is coming to Accrington and Rossendale College
Accrington and Rossendale College, who received an Outstanding rating from their latest Ofsted inspection, are offering a unique and exciting new rail maintenance and repair course after transforming disused land into a functional and real-to-life rail track.
The Railway Maintenance...
Industry News
Aston University transport expert sets out aims to get rail education on track for the future
An Aston University expert has been setting out how a European partnership is designed to ensure the rail industry workforce is fit for the future.
Dr Marin Marinov, research lead and lecturer in engineering systems and supply chain management, has...
Company News
QTS Training launches new West Yorkshire facility
QTS Training is launching its third English training facility, in Knottingley, West Yorkshire, to keep up with increased demand for its services in the north of England.
The NSAR gold training provider, which currently has locations in Drumclog, Linby and...
HS2
New plant training centre provides fast-track to HS2 jobs for Bucks and Northants residents
Flannery Plant Hire has joined forces with HS2’s construction partner EKFB (a team made up of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall), to create a new training centre that can upskill local people ready for jobs on HS2...
Industry News
Northern seeking apprentices to work at depots
Northern is looking to recruit up to 16 engineering apprentices to join the team responsible for maintaining and enhancing its fleet of trains.
The apprentices will be based at one of five ‘TrainCare Centres’ across the North of England, including:...
HS2
College students begin T-Level placements on HS2
Thirty-three youngsters from the West Midlands have taken their first steps into the world of work this week as they begin their T-Level industry placements on HS2.
HS2’s construction partner Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), was one of the first big...
Careers
Infinitive Group to take on graduates as part of a wider recruitment drive
Infinitive Group is excited to announce that we are offering graduate-level opportunities to start in early 2023.
We have just kicked off the recruitment drive for 2 graduates led by our recruitment talent partner Jo Hall at Selective.
Our Graduates will...
Careers
TfW opens new training facility
A state-of the-art simulator is at the heart of a brand-new training facility opened by Transport for Wales.
One City Place in Chester will play a key role in the training of 64 drivers and 56 conductors over the next...
Careers
TransPennine Express opens doors to next generation of railway talent
TransPennine Express (TPE) has welcomed five new apprentices onboard, expanding its team with fresh talent that will experience different areas of the business as part of the popular two-year scheme.
The train company, which operates trains and stations across the...
Careers
Plan for West Midlands to fill 60,000 skilled transport jobs by 2035
A huge jobs bonanza in the region’s transport industry has opened up for thousands of young people and others looking for a change of career, a newly published report has revealed.
Research commissioned by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) shows...
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GB Railfreight names train after hero signaller Bill Taylor
Logistics operator GB Railfreight yesterday named a locomotive after Signaller Bill (Willie) Taylor, 40 years to the day after...