Network Rail opens new signalling training facilities in West Midlands
Whilst ensuring that the rail network will continue to operate safely in the future, the new training facilities are also a welcome support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Whilst ensuring that the rail network will continue to operate safely in the future, the new training facilities are also a welcome support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With an ageing and under-representative workforce, HS2 is working to better diversify rail in order to deliver the best high-speed rail project possible.
As Network Rail loses staff to illness and self-isolation during the COVID-19 crisis, a new training centre has been opened to teach both new and returning signallers who will help to keep Britain's railway moving.
GBRf's new £3 million operational and training facility will house state-of-the-art simulators and a control tower, bringing together a variety of teams under one roof.
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