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Rail industry helps ‘Break the Silence’ with Samaritans this festive season
Rail industry supports Samaritans as the charity launches new campaign to help volunteers be there for those who need support this winter 13,000 Samaritans listening volunt…
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International Day of Disabled Persons – Against Strong Winds
“I know from my sporting days that playing on a level playing field really does seem fair … until there’s a strong wind blowing in your face.” Stephen Duckworth, OBE, tells his story this…
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Freightliner Co-sponsors New Children’s Book Raising Awareness of Diversity and Inclusion in the Rail Industry
On 24th November, Freightliner, a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), joined other co-sponsors at Wolverhampton Station t…
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RailStaff Awards returns to celebrate unsung heroes
The extraordinary work of the rail industry’s unsung heroes was recognised last night (Thursday 24 November) as the RailStaff Awards returned in style at Birmingham’s NEC. The RailStaff Awards get…
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RailStaff Awards returns to celebrate unsung heroes
The extraordinary work of the rail industry’s unsung heroes was recognised last night (Thursday 24 November) as the RailStaff Awards returned in style at Birmingham’s NEC. The RailStaff Awards get…
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Most bashed bridge in Britain revealed
The Black Friday and Christmas delivery rushes are fast approaching. This means more large vehicles on Britain’s roads so we’ve revealed the most-struck railway bridges in the country as part of our new campai…
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Moving from Reactive to Proactive Railway Safety
Leanne Hammond from AssessTech explains why a verification strategy is vital for steering your verification plan, accelerating staff competence, and transforming safety across the railway Almost all …
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Rail Staff Christmas Carol Service returns
The Rail Staff Christmas Carol Service returns on Thursday 15 December at St Mary’s Church, Somers Town, London. The event brings the whole industry together and is sponsored by Porterbrook Leasing, the Ra…
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Work begins to electrify the next phase of the Midland Main Line between London and Leicester
The first drills have broken ground to launch the next phase of electrification along the Midland Main Line between London and Wigston, Leicestershire. As…
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Probabilistic Pantograph Gauging Assists with Cost Saving Of £336million For Network Rail Scotland
Network Rail is required to decarbonise Scotland’s Railway by 2035. D/Gauge’s Probabilistic Pantograph Gauging and Voltage Controlled Clearances (VCC…
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Future Rail – how machine learning is improving your journeys
Machine learning is one of the many ways we’re using innovative technology to run the railway more efficiently – and ultimately give you better journeys. Automated Intelligent Video Revi…
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KWVR founders day
The five-mile Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (KWVR) is a steeply graded single-track branch line that has a junction station at Keighley on the Leeds to Carlisle main line. From there, it climbs up the Worth Valley through Hawo…
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Financial well-being – Challenges and next steps
The cost-of-living crisis is affecting everyone. With basic goods, energy and fuel, and mortgage costs or rent all rising, many of us are being pushed to the edge of what we can afford. In recent mon…
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Expert commentary – RAIB Human Factors team
RailStaff regularly reports on the investigative findings of the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB), but what exactly is the organisation’s purpose and how does it respond to accidents and incident…
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PROTECTING WORKERS FROM NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS
TIM TURNEY, GLOBAL MARKETING MANAGER AT OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANY CASELLA, SHARES HIS EXPERT ADVICE ON PREVENTING HEARING LOSS IN THE RAIL SECTOR Noise-induced hearing loss (NI…
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How many close calls can we stomach?
Individuals and teams make mistakes – it’s a fact of life. But I believe vertical slice audits and unannounced safety visits would help to prevent them. I also recommend that management regularly sits down and l…
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Safety regulation for our developing tram and light rail systems
By definition, trams run on rails and may use rails on roads and streets, as well as some on rail dedicated routes. Metros use rails and are of a lighter axle loading and lower speed …
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Fusion People – Expert rail training and assessments
Not all training providers are the same. Fusion People’s time-served expert team has a wealth of operational railway knowledge. With decades of training and assessment experience working with the…
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The biggest night in the calendar
The event of the year is nearly upon us. On 24 November the great and good of the rail industry will convene to celebrate the incredible work of those teams and individuals nominated for a RailStaff Award. Running …
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Young Rail Professionals – Young Rail Tours – Inspiration through travel
After two and a half years, Young Rail Tours (YRT) delivered its first international tour in style this September by taking a group of 32 eager young professionals on a railwa…
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