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GTR doubles number of female train applicants in less than a year
The operator has now set itself the target of having a 50/50 gender split on all training programmes by the end of 2021.
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Northern launches new campaign to improve workforce diversity
The rail operator has created more than 160 new roles, as it looks to encourage the next generation of black, ethnic minority, female and younger employees to its workforce.
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Marjan Rintel announced as new CEO of Netherlands Railways
Current CEO of Netherlands Railways (NS), Roger van Boxtel, will stay in his role until 30 September 2020, before Marjan Rintel, currently Director of Operations, takes over the CEO position.
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HS2 calls for women and young people to consider employment in rail
HS2 has highlighted the importance of a more diverse workforce in delivering the high-speed rail project on International Women in Engineering Day 2020.
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Network Rail working to promote women in engineering
On International Women in Engineering Day 2020, Network Rail has announced its new efforts to highlight the contributions of women to engineering and STEM.
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Promoting railways’ credentials will attract the right expertise
From the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), Libor Lochman (Executive Director) and Ester Caldana (Senior Policy Adviser for Social and Public Affairs) explain that promoting the rail sector’s credentials will help to overcome recruitment challenges and make the industry appealing to new generations.
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TOCs Management Series: Q&A with Tom Moran, MD, Thameslink and Great Northern
In the first instalment of our Train Operating Companies (TOCs) Management Series, Tom Moran, Managing Director of Thameslink and Great Northern - part of the Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) franchise - discusses how he plans to steer the business through the next phases of the COVID-19 crisis, the importance of…
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HS2 draws attention to importance of investing in essential skills
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.
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HS2 achieves Gold Standard for workforce equality and diversity
HS2 Ltd, the company behind delivering the UK's new high-speed rail network, is the only company in the UK to have achieved a Gold Standard rating in all four categories of the Clear Assured best practice benchmark.
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Metro Trains Melbourne: On track to a sustainable future
For Global Railway Review’s ‘Improving Rail’s Environmental Impact’ series, CEO of Metro Trains Melbourne, Raymond O’Flaherty, discusses how the operator is driving best-practice and innovation to achieve its sustainability outcomes.
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High-speed rail: Supporting sustainable development and economic growth
Torkel Patterson, Vice-Chairman of the International High-speed Rail Association (IHRA), writes about how high-speed rail networks significantly contribute to sustainable development and how they support the economic growth of the regions they serve.
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Melanie Gangl appointed new Managing Director at Frauscher UK Ltd
Melanie Gangl has taken over as the new Managing Director of Frauscher UK Ltd from Elaine Baker.
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ARA Gender Diversity Survey finds more women now working in rail
The Australasian Rail Association (ARA)’s Gender Diversity Study for 2018-19 reports that women now make up 27 per cent of the rail workforce, a six per cent increase on 2016-17.
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Diversity in transport to be improved by Welsh government
By establishing a new working group, the Welsh government hopes to encourage more women to consider a career in transport and diversify the sector.
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Global Railway Review’s Women Inspiring Rail: A Year in Review
Following a year of interviews, we look back at the highlights and common themes of what was learnt and discussed by the women of the industry.