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Members of Britain’s rail youth community partnership were given the chance to ride on the UK’s first hydrogen-fuelled train to and from Glasgow at COP26. Youngsters from the 6VT Community Rail Partnership, based in Edimnburgh, boarded the HydroFLEX train along with Jools Townsend, chief executive of Community Rail Network. Created in a project headed by …

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Network Rail’s Commercial and Procurement (C&P) team has reached an important milestone in partnering with suppliers to tackle climate change by securing commitments from 50% of suppliers to join the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce their carbon footprint. Science Based Targets are a key part of Network Rail’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy to deliver …

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Amey Consulting’s new Environmental Practitioner Apprenticeship Programme will develop key environmental skills and build capacity to deliver sustainable net zero infrastructure. The programme gives school leavers the opportunity to work towards an Environmental Management degree while gaining experience in Amey Consulting’s Environment and Sustainability team. The five-year, fully funded course took in its first cohort …

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VolkerRail’s major projects director, Stuart Birch, is to take part in a digital webinar, on Wednesday 16 June, to discuss equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within the rail industry and the steps we still need to take to make the sector a more inclusive environment. The event, hosted by the Rail Technology Magazine (RTM), will …

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HS2 Marketplace, which launches today (1 November 2021), is designed to support companies of all sizes who are engaged in HS2’s supply chain by equipping them with the tools they need to embed Diversity and Inclusion best practice across their business processes. The platform is designed and backed by the Clear Company, who earlier this …

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Porterbrook, the rolling stock owner and asset manager, has been named Transport Sector Leader in the annual Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assessment, where real estate and infrastructure organisations across the world are compared based on their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Established in 2009, GRESB has become the leading ESG benchmark for …

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Network Rail have worked in collaboration with Amey’s rail team to create a new overhead line tunnel drill, the first of its kind, that not only improves operational delivery but the safety of the operatives working at height. Network Rail first noticed potential areas for improvement working with Amey on CP6 tunnel refurbishments that require …

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Routes into Rail, the collaboration led by NSAR and supported by partners, Amey, HS2, Network Rail, Porterbrook, Volker Rail and RIA will be at National Graduate Week on 20th October 2021. NSAR will be hosting a panel with graduates from Volker Rail, Amey, Network Rail and HS2. The event will be live between 13:00 – …

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Over three days in September, a team of four from VolkerRail conquered the Porterbrook Three Peaks challenge by rail, raising over £6,000 for the Railway Children charity, which saw them crowned the event’s Cup Winners. The challenge – which is the only event to undertakes the Three Peaks challenge by train – saw the team …

VolkerRail Team Triumphant After Porterbrook Three Peaks Challenge Read More »

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), Young Rail Professionals (YRP), and Women in Rail would like to invite you to the Trailblazers NORTH Networking Reception, on Wednesday 6 October, 18:00 – 20:00 held at the National Railway Museum, York. Trailblazers brings together young and experienced professionals from across the industry, to learn from each other, make …

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Jermaine Allen from Leeds unveiled the nameplate for GB Railfreight engine 66796, which he has named ‘The Green Progressor’, at the official opening of HS2’s new 30-acre logistics hub near Willesden Junction in London. The locomotive features a brand-new livery, promoting the environmental benefits of delivering construction materials by rail instead of road, which inspired …

Young HS2 Fan Names New Carbon-Friendly Freight Train Read More »

A new economic report published by independent researchers Oxford Economics shows a UK railway industry powering ahead before the pandemic struck last year. The report, commissioned by the Railway Industry Association (RIA), shows UK rail as a major economic sector, driving growth, investment and jobs right across the UK. With the Government now looking for …

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