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Safer surveying through automation
Reducing the safety risks our workforces are exposed to is vital, and there have been many initiatives to keep railway workers safe from harm.
Of course, the best way of doing this is by taking people away from the live...
People
Transport for London offers new Quantity Surveying apprenticeships
Transport for London (TfL) is working with five suppliers to create a programme offering 12 new apprenticeship opportunities in quantity surveying.
The Greater London Authority (GLA) Group's Supplier Skills Team has assisted in developing a programme tailored to the skills...
Diversity & Inclusion
TfL highlights apprenticeship options during National Careers Week
Transport for London (TfL) is marking National Careers Week (6-12 March) by highlighting the range of apprenticeship placements available for those looking for a role in shaping London.
Over the years, TfL’s apprenticeship roles have provided thousands of people the...
Digital Railway
Telent to support UK’s largest rail re-signalling scheme
One of the largest re-signalling schemes undertaken in the UK, the Cambridge Re-signalling project, will be supported by digital infrastructure specialists Telent for its telecommunication needs. The project will improve the reliability of the infrastructure and will therefore provide...
Electrification
Huge programme of signalling work continues between Feltham and Wokingham this February half term
During February half term, a dual railway closure will see lines closed for nine days as Network Rail continue to bring the old signalling system up to modern standards.
From Saturday 11 to Sunday 19 February, buses will replace trains from...
HS2
Undergrads offered paid summer placements on HS2
University students who live, or study, in the Midlands are being offered the chance to join HS2’s construction partner Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) on an eight-week paid work placement this summer.
BBV’s undergraduate summer scheme, which is now in its...
Careers
HS2 invests in future talent with 20 new apprentices
HS2 has welcomed more young talent into the business as it strives to upskill the next generation to play their part in delivering HS2 and major infrastructure projects of the future.
Twenty new starters aged 16 – 28 have joined...
Environment
Drone footage released of railway tracks flooded by burst water main
Footage has been released showing the extent of flooding to railway tracks in east Manchester caused by a burst water main.
Specialist drone teams from Network Rail have been surveying the tracks between Gorton and Guide Bridge after a United...
Careers
T-Level students jump straight into jobs on HS2
It was a day of double celebrations for six Walsall College T-Level students who were among the first in the country to pass their Construction - Design, Surveying and Planning T-Level today (18 August) and celebrate with the news...
Company News
D/Gauge launch Dynamic Vehicle Modelling Service
D/Gauge have expanded their services to include dynamic vehicle modelling. Dynamic vehicle modelling is refining the designs of a vehicle, and then applying vehicle dynamics to assess safety, clearance, and risk implications. This service will greatly help with railway...
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Passengers urged to plan ahead as Network Rail continues mid-week engineering trials in the North East
Rail passengers in the North East are being urged to check before travelling as the next phase of Network...