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Northern’s training academies in Leeds and Manchester are key to addressing the national skills shortage facing the rail industry according to a new report by OFSTED. The regulator made the statement following an inspection of both facilities in which the...

Andy will join on 3 June from East West Rail Company. Taking responsibility for regional management teams and digital engineering services, Andy will collaborate with customers and industry partners to deliver Porterbrook’s strategic rolling stock objectives across more than...

Northern is looking to recruit more than 300 drivers and conductors across the North of England this year. The train operator says the roles are part of a normal, on-going process to recruit as and when existing staff members retire,...

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the appointment of Alex Hynes to the role of director general, Rail Services. Alex will join the DfT on a two-year secondment from his current position as managing director of Scotland’s Railway...

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will take a deeper look at Network Rail’s approach to planning and carrying out lift maintenance and repairs. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its report reviewing the reliability...

Liz Baldwin has been appointed as the Southern Integrated Delivery (SID) director to deliver Network Rail’s Southern region’s renewals portfolio for the next 10 years. The SID is part of the Southern Renewals Enterprise (SRE), a new and innovative model...

Jacqueline Starr, Chief Executive Officer, Rail Delivery Group Darwin is 20 years old and at Rail Delivery Group (RDG) we are celebrating this impressive milestone. But what is Darwin? And why should you care? Darwin is one of the most critical...

Northern has appointed Nick Clarke as its new head of retail. Clarke, from York in North Yorkshire, takes up his new role in April and will be responsible for all elements of the ticket buying experience. He will also head-up the...

Network Rail engineers have begun emergency work to repair a damaged railway bridge which has caused the A159 between Morton and Blyton, near Gainsborough, to close. The road has been closed since mid-February following the underside of the bridge being...

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...