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Transport crime Command Centre opens in West Midlands

Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening recently launched a pioneering…

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Changeover at Chester-le-Street

Alex Nelson’s eureka moment came to him when he was on the Durham to Newcastle train, stopping at the then defunct Chester-le-Street station. He recalls that moment in November 1998. ‘The station was all boarded up and derelict and unloved and had this ‘To Let’ sign up.’ He and his partner Steve Robson were running...
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Rail apprenticeship scheme ‘on right track’

A pioneering apprenticeship scheme run by West Nottinghamshire College has been…

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Tensar strengthens Asia Pacific presence

Tensar is appointing Mala Nanda as Vice President and General Manager Asia Pacific,…

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Train operator urges union to end strikes

East Midlands Trains has challenged trade union ASLEF to ‘let train drivers…

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Blackadder star to cheer up Britain’s commuters

Commuters to London and Birmingham may be pleasantly surprised to find that…

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ScotRail staff in Sleeper service pyjama party

Staff at ScotRail in Fife helped boost public awareness of sleeper services to and from London recently. Dressed in pyjamas, sleeping gowns and night caps they greeted morning commuters at Kirkcaldy and Inverkeithing stations. The PR exercise continued as staff took to the streets to distribute hundreds of leaflets describing Caledonian Sleeper services. Says Willie...
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Rail providers facing ‘skills gap challenge’

Businesses offering rail transport services are facing an ‘impending crisis’…

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Were you an apprentice at the British Rail Swindon Works Training School?

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the British Rail Works…

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‘Record number’ of applicants for graduate transport scheme

FirstGroup, the leading transport operator in the UK and North America, today…

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