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Rail photography contest supported by Network Rail
Rail and photography enthusiastics have less than two weeks to enter their best images of the British rail network in the 'Take a view - Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards 2011' and snap up a £10,000 prize.
For the...
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Southern awarded Investors in People accreditation
Train Operator Southern has been awarded Investors in People accreditation, demonstrating its 'commitment to improving a business through its people, a premise supported by its vision of ‘Making Every Journey Better’ for both its passengers and staff'.
Southern’s Head of...
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ScotRail stations to be assessed by Keep Scotland Beautiful
Keep Scotland Beautiful is assessing every ScotRail station for an award scheme.
The environmental charity is visiting all 346 stations to assess how well they comply with Keep Scotland Beautiful’s expectations on issues ranging from clearing litter to recycling, waste...
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Transport for London employee is National Apprentice of the Year
Transport for London has announced that eighteen year old Shauni O'Neill has been awarded the National Apprentice of the Year Award.
Having already been named London Apprentice of the Year in May, Shauni, who lives in Borehamwood, went on to...
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ScotRail’s train ‘skirts’ win innovation award
Two ScotRail innovations – heated train “skirts” and “polytunnels” - have been recognised for helping to keep Scotland moving during the coldest and most prolonged winter for 100 years.
The train operator won the Operations and Performance category at the Railway Industry...
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Sporting icons to take part in FirstGroup’s Monster Challenge
Two of the UK’s most celebrated sporting icons, Sally Gunnell and Gavin Hastings, were yesterday confirmed as the famous faces taking part in transport giant FirstGroup’s First Monster Challenge, a 120km team relay duathlon around Loch Ness, on 03...
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Network Rail’s National Plant & Equipment Show at Westwood Heath
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Showstoppers!
Westwood Heath, on the outskirts of Coventry, was the setting for Network Rail’s recent National Plant & Equipment Show. Around 100 suppliers were invited to participate, presenting their products and services to maintenance engineers from all over...
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Railtex 2011 ‘delivers another success’
With some 65% of registered visitors listed as having purchasing authority, Railtex 2011 succeeded in delivering a high quality audience to the 424 exhibitors taking part on the event.
Held at Earls Court, London, from 14 to 16 June, this was the...
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FirstGroup scores double victory at Employment Benefits Awards
FirstGroup, the largest transport provider in the UK, scooped two prestigious prizes at the 2011 Employee Benefits Awards ceremony which took place in London earlier this month.
First beat stiff competition to claim top spot in the prestigious ‘Most Effective...
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Scrapped rail freight scheme wins prestigious award
Although government cuts has resulted in the scrapping of the Department for Transport’s Freight Best Practice scheme, it won the prestigious 2011 Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport North West Region Award for Environmental Improvement.
The judges said that the...
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ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds
New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...