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Rail employers are now starting to embrace the Department for Work and Pensions’ Kickstart Scheme, creating the opportunities so desperately needed for young people. Recent Office for National Statistics data showed that in January 2021 the number of employees on payroll had fallen by 726,000 since the COVID-19 pandemic began in February 2020. Three out […]

The launch of the first of ten giant tunnelling machines that will dig 64 miles of tunnels between London and the West Midlands, is just the latest example of how HS2 is securing jobs and helping the UK to build back better from the pandemic. More than 16,000 jobs and over 500 apprenticeships are already […]

The Times Top 50 Employers for Women is the UK’s most well-established listing of employers leading the way on workplace gender equality. It celebrates outstanding progress and examples of best practice, impact, innovation and individual achievement. Loraine Martins OBE, director of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail, said: “We are incredibly proud to have been […]

This Friday 23rd April, representatives from across the rail sector will be joining Routes into Rail at Student Pride Careers fair – the UK’s largest LGBTQ+ career fair. ‘Pride Careers’ allows companies looking to attract diverse graduate talent to set out their stalls each year. This is an opportunity for over 3,000 LGBTQ+ students to […]

The month of Ramadan is upon us, and whether you are participating or observing, knowledge of Ramadan is key for Rail staff and employers alike. For the fifth consecutive year, Muslims in Rail have created a Ramadan briefing guide which can be found on their website HERE. You can also watch a Ramadan briefing delivered […]

On the 23rd April 2021, Routes into Rail will join a number of big names such as Microsoft & Amazon to host a live session at the National Student Pride Career Fair. This is the largest LGBTQ+ careers event in the UK, and presents amazing opportunities for students across the country looking to enter the […]

In February, Routes into Rail delivered a successful webinar at National Apprenticeship Week presenting all the available opportunities and ways to being a career Rail. Representatives from HS2, VolkerRail, Young Rail Professionals and NSAR spoke to over 800 people at the first Routes into Rail event with CareerMap. Andrew Fawkes of VolkerRail covered the different […]

100% of Amey employees were paid the real living wage, with more than 3000 employees receiving an uplift in 2020 77% of Amey suppliers were SME’s and £4.7m of spend went to VCSEs During the early months of COVID-19 Amey donated £270,000 to UK charities including 12 Foodbanks, and donated 90,000 items of PPE to […]

Taking place from 28-30 April 2021, RIA’s award-winning virtual Innovation Conference will feature a wide range of keynote addresses, workshops, and extensive networking opportunities around the theme of the Railway of the Future. RIA’s Innovation Conference brings together innovators, clients and policymakers from across the sector and beyond, to showcase some of the leading technologies […]

Routes into Rail is proud to share with you a wide range of graduate schemes from a variety of rail organisations. As of March 2021, there are a number exciting opportunities within the rail sector that you can apply for now, over in the next few weeks:   1. Amey Rail – Graduate Scheme  Business […]

Young people have seen their mental health deteriorate the most since the pandemic began, according to new research from Network Rail and national mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma. Almost three quarters of 18-24-year-olds (69%) say that Covid-19 has had a negative impact on their mental health compared to 28% of over 65s, while nearly […]

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is making a commitment to bring more women into the rail industry by 2025, focusing specifically on train driver roles. Driving roles currently represent the biggest disparity between male and female applicants. Industry-wide, the 2019 ASLEF Diversity report showed that just 6.5 per cent of train drivers in the UK […]