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Becoming a BTP dog handler

Unlike his cartoon namesake, Scooby the British Transport Police (BTP) dog runs towards danger. The English springer spaniel and his handler, Mark Sayer, are...

Is the rail industry reaping the benefits of the apprenticeship levy?

Just a few months ago, Arriva Trains Wales appointed the UK’s first community rail apprentice. Danielle Hopkins, 23, said she had read about the position...

RailStaff April 2018: TfL driver training and how to become a BTP dog handler

https://issuu.com/railmedia/docs/railstaff-april-18

Pre-recorded warnings could advise train drivers of problems ahead

RSSB has published new advice which gives signallers the option of alerting train drivers who are approaching poor rail conditions through an automated message, allowing...

Hundreds turn out for CAF’s train factory recruitment day

More than 700 jobseekers attended a CAF recruitment day in March. The Spanish rolling stock manufacturer is looking for around 300 newstarters to fill roles...

Network Rail delivers £118m Easter works package

From Glasgow to Gidea Park, members of Team Orange's 15,000-strong workforce put their chocolate-eating plans on hold to complete projects across Britain's railways this...

Great Yarmouth ticket office supervisor named Abellio’s Employee of the Year

A Greater Anglia ticket office supervisor has been awarded Abellio's 'Employee of the Year' accolade. Laura Englestone stood out from Abellio's 13,000-strong workforce for raising...

Rising cost of electrification schemes behind cancellation, report confirms

Rising costs and Network Rail's reclassification as a public body were the main factors behind the cancellation of three rail electrification schemes last year,...

Powerlines takes over Carillion’s 50 per cent stake in joint venture

SPL Powerlines UK, a subsidiary of the Austrian Powerlines Group, has taken over insolvent firm Carillion's 50 per cent stake in its Carillion Powerlines...

Council approve plans to build £8.4m Tyne and Wear Metro skills centre

South Tyneside Council has approved plans submitted by Galliford Try to build an £8.4 million skills centre for the Tyne and Wear Metro. The three-storey Metro...

Understanding arc flash

The surface temperature of the sun is around 5,500 degrees Celsius - a little cooler than the centre of the earth. It’s hard to...

New data reveals TfL gender pay gap is higher than national average

Transport for London (TfL) is to introduce new measures after fresh figures revealed that men are on average paid 19.7 per cent more than...

Rise of the Machines? Rail plant technology and the future of engineering works

Picture the railway of tomorrow and dozens of ideas and innovations come to mind: driverless trains, digital tickets, predictive maintenance, passenger crowd control technology and...

Getting ScotRail the projects it wants

Kirsty Watson has travelled all over Scotland to make things better for ScotRail’s staff and customers. Her role as a project manager in ScotRail’s...

RailStaff March 2018: Technology and Partnership Awards

https://issuu.com/railmedia/docs/railstaff-march-18

HS1 CEO calls on rail industry to tackle ‘outdated 1950s stereotypes’

Dyan Crowther, chief executive of HS1 Ltd, has stressed the importance of tackling the industry's "outdated 1950s stereotypes" as it seeks to recruit the next...

Network Rail route trials use of drones for large structure inspections

Network Rail's structures asset management team on the London North Eastern and East Midlands route is trialling the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...

Extra line commissioned on Kettering-Corby route

Passengers between Kettering and Corby have begun using newly commissioned track and signalling following the completion of a £130 million project. Since construction began in 2014,...