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East Midlands Railway on lookout for fleet engineers of the future
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East Midlands Railway (EMR) is offering opportunities for people from across the East Midlands to ‘learn on the job’ while also expanding the rail industry’s skills base.
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Rail innovators invited to bid on £9m First Of A Kind fund
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Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris has launched the fifth round of the First of a Kind (FOAK) competition, inviting cutting-edge ideas that will improve passenger experience and decarbonise the rail network.
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East Coast Upgrade works at King’s Cross fast approaching
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Network Rail teams are preparing to carry out a major stage of the £1.2bn upgrade to the East Coast Main Line, the largest investment into the historic route in a generation.
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Union petitions for emergency funding for Eurostar
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Rail unions are stepping up their campaign for financial help to secure the future of Eurostar, which has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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GTR announce new recruit plans for National Apprentice Week
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Firms across the UK have been announcing a number of training programmes to mark National Apprenticeship Week, which starts today (February 8).
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Victorian signal box sold at Torquay auction
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A disused Victorian railway signal on a station platform on the English Riviera sold at auction.
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New sea wall at Dawlish protecting tracks from storms
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A new sea wall at Dawlish is protecting the section of railway track that was washed away seven years ago in devastating storms, according to Network Rail.
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TUC calls for decent pay rise for public sector workers
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The Government is being urged to reconsider plans for pay restraint in the public sector after research suggested it would hit the economy.
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Police make arrests on rail network to help exploited children
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British Transport Police has revealed that more than 1,000 people have been arrested along the railway network in a crackdown to help protect children who are exploited by organised gangs.
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Lincolnshire residents rally to save heritage railway bridge
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A campaign to save the ‘last’ railway structure in the Lincolnshire market town of Bourne has been gathering steam.
