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Continued to develop the website as a valuable resource for varied audiences In 2024, we continued to update the website to ensure it is a valuable resource for people of all ages and from many backgrounds. New resources were added for parents and teachers, as well as content on various entry pathways into the industry, […]

This week, 10-16 February, is National Apprenticeship Week. Routes into Rail is getting involved by helping people learn more about apprenticeships. The theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week is ‘Skills for Life’. Apprenticeships are a great way for people of all ages to develop the skills they need to succeed in their careers. With

Are you thinking about your next steps after finishing school? Looking for a new role? Wanting to take your career to the next level? Consider a degree apprenticeship! Like any apprenticeship, degree apprenticeships combine work and study. The difference is that you will finish your apprenticeship with a degree. You’ll be employed by a company

One of the best ways to enter the rail sector is through an apprenticeship. Apprenticeships offer the opportunity to earn while you learn and gain a recognised qualification on completion. Whether you want to work in IT, engineering, business, train driving, human resources or sustainability – there’s a route into rail for you with apprenticeships.

Explore your future in rail! In collaboration with key rail industry partners, we are offering an exclusive work experience programme aimed at ages 14-15. Date: 7-11 April 2025, Monday to Friday (the programme will take place during Easter half term) Time: 09:30 – 15:00 Location: Network Rail, 1 Puddle Dock, London, EC4V 3DS Gain hands-on

Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain works for Transport for the North and is the self-described ‘Queen of the Railways’. She writes a regular guest blog for Routes into Rail about the interesting and innovative projects happening in rail. Improving gender accessibility is a key area of my current work and a national priority in rail. When we think

We are pleased to announce that South Western Railway has joined Routes into Rail as a Silver funder. Routes into Rail was set up to be a collaborative venture for the benefit of the whole industry and becomes a more effective resource as more rail organisations feed into the work it does. We work hand-in-hand

Routes into Rail is a sector initiative that aims to help solve the industry’s skills shortages by promoting and providing information about rail careers. Routes into Rail has introduced new email alerts to help aspiring professionals connect with exciting opportunities in the industry. This dedicated service will provide subscribers with alerts on live vacancies –

Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain is the Innovation Manager at East West Railway Company and self-described ‘Queen of the Railways’. She writes a regular guest blog for Routes into Rail about the interesting and innovative projects happening in rail. Regardless of the outcome of the upcoming election, the rail sector must present a clear vision of its future. We need

Big investment in new projects – like HS2, the TransPennine Route Upgrade, Northern Powerhouse Rail and East West Rail – the transition to net zero, technological advances and an ageing population leading to high retirement levels means rail needs thousands more professionals in the coming years. NSAR’s Rail Workforce Survey 2023 shows that the industry