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North Norfolk Railway Receives The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Volunteers at the North Norfolk Railway which runs magnificently restored steam and heritage diesel trains between Sheringham and Holt have just been awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can...

New courses added to HS2’s fast track job training programme

HS2’s construction partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), is expanding its fast track job training programme to help local people start a new career in information management. BBV has already helped over 30 people to secure a job on HS2 through...

Network Rail completes £600,000 investment at quarry sidings in Derbyshire

Workers at Dove Holes Quarry rail sidings at Peak Forest in Derbyshire are benefitting from a £600k investment to improve safety at the site as part of Network Rail's Freight Safety Improvement Portfolio (FSIP).   The two-year project saw the construction...

Employers and staff to benefit from new RSSB health data

Rail body RSSB is publishing a new quarterly report which helps organisations get a better understanding of their health and wellbeing performance. Aimed at health, HR, and operational decision makers, the new report provides access to shared, aggregated data to...

WWII codebreaker Alan Turing honoured as GWR unveils ‘Trainbow’ livery

Great Western Railway (GWR) has honoured World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing by including his name on its popular ‘Trainbow’ Intercity Express Train. Members of Turing’s family officially named the train at London Paddington station today (Thursday 26 May). The...

DB Cargo UK launches new safety campaign

Rail logistics provider, DB Cargo UK, has launched a major new campaign in its ongoing drive to deliver safety excellence across all its operations. Called ‘Together. We’re Safer. Together. We’re DB’, the campaign explicitly empowers the company’s 2,200 colleagues to...

West Coast Partnership Development appoints new managing director

Shamit Gaiger has been appointed as the new managing director for West Coast Partnership Development and will join the business on 25 July. Shamit has extensive experience in the rail sector; with previous roles at the RSSB and Director of...

HS2 contractors support jobseekers with disabilities and health conditions

HS2’s construction partners have joined forces with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) and Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust to support local people with disabilities and long term health conditions into training and...

RIA Scotland announces Chair and Vice Chair

RIA Scotland, the voice of the Scottish rail supply community, has announced a new Chair, Meirion Thomas of Arcadis, and Vice Chair, Campbell Braid of Siemens, to set the strategic direction of the group. RIA Scotland is the devolved national...

RAIB publishes Annual Report for 2021

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its annual report covering the period 1 January to 31 December 2021. The report summarises operational and investigative activity undertaken by the Branch during the year. During 2021, 391 notifications were received...

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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...