Liverpool man nominated for a national rail industry award for saving someone’s life
Recently, Vinnie O’Brien (55) has been nominated for a national industry award for his life-saving response to someone who had tried to take their life at Southport station. This hero works as a train presentation operative for Northern at this station and was luckily at the station when he intervened to save the customer from […]
Opening Date for the Elizabeth Line
Did you know that Transport for London has recently confirmed that the Elizabeth line will open on Tuesday 24th May 2022?This will be really beneficial because the Elizabeth line will transform travel across London and the South East by greatly improving transport links, significantly reducing journey times, providing additional capacity, and transforming accessibility with spacious […]
Network rails’ £2 million investment to tackle graffiti on the railway
Network rails’ aim for this investment is to push a heavy focus on removing graffiti throughout the railways in the UK. The 2 million pound funding has been issued across Network Rail’s routes and will rectify the rail’s infrastructure which has been vandalized in hotspot areas. The Network Rail chief executive, Andrew Haines said: “We […]
Efficiency of Rail Transportation
After carrying out some research surrounding different modes of transport and their effects on the environment, we have found some surprising results that we need to show you! As you may already know, a single train has the capability to transport a lot more people than a car or bus. However, the example below will […]
Opportunities in the Rail Industry
Whenever somebody asks us about the opportunities you have when you join the rail industry it brings a smile to our face, this is because we really look forward to seeing your amazed reaction when we explain all of the great things which are entailed when working on rail…. So let’s get started and let […]
Could South Yorkshire be the NEW home of great British rail?
Doncaster is currently in the process of bidding to be the new home for the great British railway headquarters. If this bidding works to our favour it could bring hundreds of new skilled jobs to our area at the HQ and beyond. For Doncaster alone this could be worth over £100m to their economy each […]
Benefits Of Rail On The Environment
I think it’s safe to say that railway transport is by far one of the most environmentally-friendly ways to travel around the world. Studies show that the greenhouse effect of gas emissions per kilometer on railway transport is 80% less than cars. Additionally, in some countries, less than 3% of their transport gas emissions comes […]
Safety On The Railway
Here’s a statement from our Chairman and experienced industry expert George Tomkins:“Today’s children playing on the lineside could be tomorrow’s trespassers or vandals; the key to saving lives is in education and teaching about the dangers that all too often unseen that surround the Railway infrastructure.The importance of educating our children about the dangers within […]