SIMS searches for new rail signalling apprentices
SIMS – the experts in railway signalling, installation & maintenance services – has launched its search for two new apprentices. Despite mass youth unemployment, the industry is failing to attract new recruits and as a result, the pool of licen...RMT rejects ‘unacceptable’ Olympics Tube pay offer
The RMT has rejected the latest Olympics pay offer from London Underground. The union said it would ‘step up the pressure for a fair deal for all staff across the grades’ because of the ‘additional workload and pressure’ they wi...Construction of Paddington Crossrail station ‘steps up’
The new Paddington Crossrail station is to take a step further towards construction as the excavation of the station box gets underway in February. The new station will be built under Eastbourne Terrace and Departures Road. Westminster City Council ha...Edinburgh’s Waverley Steps reopen
Edinburgh Waverley station’s Waverley Steps have reopened to the public after refurbishment. Their reopening marked the end of the first phase of the project to refurbish the station’s Princes Street entrance. The steps have been rebuilt an...Resourcing International in Middle East recruitment drive
Resourcing International, a subsidiary of the Resourcing Solutions Group has appointed Carl Simington as International Recruitment Manager for their Middle East operations. Carl will work alongside Ikram Rabbani, and will initially be based from Resour...Opportunities on the up Down Under
If you thought that travelling to Brisbane with UK Trade & Investment in November was a sneaky way to avoid the impending British winter, you couldn’t be further from the truth. Despite difficult trading conditions in the UK, there are still grea...Six streaks reunited: Eisenhower and Dominion are coming home
The National Railway Museum has reached a formal agreement to temporally repatriate A4s 60008 Dwight D Eisenhower, from Wisconsin, and 60010 Dominion of Canada, from Montreal, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of sister locomotive Mallard’s 1938 ...The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway: Digging for Victory Appeal
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, that goes between Toddington and Cheltenham Racecourse, is about to start work on a £670,000 project to repair its collapsed embankment, but they still need over £170,000 more to complete the work. The popula...Sochi Airport rail link to open
The rail line between Adler and Sochi Airport will be operational early this year, Russian Railways has said. The line, built with the 2014 Winter Olympics in mind, will have cost R9.8 billion once completed. The 2.8km line consists of two tunnels and...Sochi Airport rail link to open
The rail line between Adler and Sochi Airport will be operational early this year, Russian Railways has said. The line, built with the 2014 Winter Olympics in mind, will have cost R9.8 billion once completed. The 2.8km line consists of two tunnels and...VIA Rail Canada ‘improves schedules’
VIA Rail Canada has introduced new schedules in the Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto triangle. The company said the changes are expected to bring in 100,000 new passengers per year. VIA’s Ottawa-Toronto express trains will now make the journey in 3 hours...
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