training

“A generational jump” in training drivers

Tom Ingall sits behind the controls in one of Northern’s new driving simulators.

SWR begins Arterio driver training

Driver training has finally started on South Western Railway’s long-delayed fleet of 90 Class 701 Arterio trains.

Apprentices trained on railway systems

Richard Foster joins apprentices from the London South Bank University's Rail & Rail Systems Engineering course on a 'field trip' to the Bluebell Railway, where they receive training on railway systems

TSSA union backs skills training initiatives

HS2 Ltd says that 2,200 people who were previously out of work have now secured skilled jobs at its 350 sites between London, the Midlands and Crewe

National Rail Awards 2018: FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR: • GB Railfreight – Training and Standards team

New training for staff after Lewisham strandings

Independent report released into Lewisham incident

Still time to sign up apprentices for High Speed Rail college

Businesses are being urged to act quickly to sign up employees for the National College for High Speed Rail’s higher apprenticeship scheme.

TfL seeks tunnelling trainer

A new training provider for the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) in Ilford is being sourced by Transport for London (TfL).

High Speed Rail college gets green light

Planning permission has been granted for the National College for High Speed Rail to be built at Lakeside in Doncaster.

Joint Network Rail/SWT training centre opens

A £48 million railway training centre has opened in Basingstoke.

Perry opens National Training Academy

Rail Minister Claire Perry officially opened the National Training Academy for Rail (NTAR) in Northampton.

Crossrail supports sustainability

More than 4,000 people from London are now working on Crossrail, and the project has exceeded its target of creating 400 apprenticeships.

McLoughlin confirms training commitments

Network Rail reaffirmed its commitment to ‘up-skilling’ the rail industry on August 20.

Driver and conductor training begins on Borders Railway

First regular trains on part of Waverley Route for the first time in over 45 years.

VIDEO: Class 37 cab ride

A brief clip of a Class 37 cab ride through Stowmarket, Suffolk