HS2 Workforce Closes In on 30,000 Milestone Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 28, 20220 HS2’s workforce has almost hit the 30,000 mark. This is down to the recruitment of 2,300 new employees over the last three months in response to the rapid pace of construction. HS2 also has a further 300 vacancies currently open to applicants. Almost 30,000 people are now onboard supporting HS2’s construction © HS2 Of the
DfT Places Avanti West Coast on Short-Term Contract Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 10, 20220 The Department for Transport (DfT) has placed Avanti West Coast (owned 70% by FirstGroup and 30% by Trenitalia) on a short-term contract to “stabilise its operational challenges”. This short-term contract will run for a period of six months, until the end of March 2023. During this period, the current contractual arrangements for
InnoTrans Addresses the Skills Gap in the Rail Industry Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 22, 20220 Throughout a panel discussion at InnoTrans 2022, industry leaders discussed the skills gap in the rail sector and explored how new talent should be attained and leveraged. The InnoTrans trade fair showcases a multitude of technologies and systems that will contribute to the future of the railway industry. However, Kristian Schmidt,
ÖBB Train Tech to Invest €600 Million into Site Modernisation and Expansion Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 3, 20220 ÖBB Train Tech has announced it will be investing approximately 600 million EUR (608.99m USD) into its business. This will include the expansion and modernisation of 22 sites across Austria as well as the recruitment of 1,000 new employees over the next five years. The Nightjet hall in Vienna Simmering The company has
Alstom Invests in Poland with Recruitment of 150 New IT Professionals Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 18, 20220 Alstom is recruiting 150 new software developers, testers and other IT professionals for its Digital Products Engineering Centre of Competence in Katowice, Poland. Here the team develop advanced rail solutions in cooperation with Alstom’s other Engineering Centres of Competence in Italy, Sweden and Belgium. Alstom is currently actively seeking 150 new software
Doncaster’s Bid to Become the New Home of the Great British Railways Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 9, 20220 Doncaster’s Bid to Become the New Home of the Great British Railways Doncaster’s Bid to Become the New Home of the Great British Railways © 3Squared Last year the Secretary of State for Transport shared the announcement that an exciting new competition will be held to find a location for the new Great British Rail
Amtrak Commits to Infrastructure Improvements on Northeast Corridor Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 7, 20220 Amtrak has committed approximately 130 million USD to carry out infrastructure improvements and maintain the condition of the railroad between Washington DC and New York. Over 55 million USD of the funding will be spent this summer on projects that will reduce the likelihood of lengthy train delays and enhance the
On Track: Rail Supply Sector to Meet at Railtex / Infrarail Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 14, 20220 On track: Rail supply sector to meet at Railtex / Infrarail 2022, setting out the roadmap for progress. Following last year’s successful return from the pandemic, it’s now full steam ahead for the spring edition of Railtex / Infrarail, the number one showcase for railway technology and infrastructure in the UK.
Railtex / Infrarail Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 8, 20220 Coming Together for the First Time in London! Following last year’s successful return from the pandemic, it’s now full steam ahead for the spring edition of Railtex / Infrarail, the number one showcase for railway technology and infrastructure in the UK. Taking place from 10–12 May 2022 at Olympia London, the
West Midlands secures �1 billion transport upgrades Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 5, 20220 The Department for Transport has confirmed a £1.05 billion grant for improving transport in the West Midlands. Tram and rail services are set to benefit, as well as buses, cycleways and pavements. When local funding is added, a total of £1.3 billion is expected to be invested over the next
Work begins on new East Coast station Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 11, 20220 Work is now underway to build a station at East Linton, near Dunbar on the East Coast Main Line, where engineers building the £15 million station are about to begin piling to create the foundations for the platforms. The station will also offer 125 parking spaces and have a fully
BBV Starts Recruitment Drive to Support HS2 Works Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 7, 20220 Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) has launched a recruitment drive to support HS2 construction works planned for 2022 and beyond. Start the new year with a new career on HS2: BBV is launching a major recruitment drive in the new year As HS2’s construction partner, BBV already has over 1,500 staff working in
CTM Join the Women in Rail EDI Charter to Improve Workplaces Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 21, 20210 CTM’s creators Sopra Steria are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, fairly treated and respected. So, it goes without saying, that we want to improve and support gender balance across all of the industries we work with. We have recently joined the Women in Rail ED&I Charter, which
RAIB release report into Hampshire near miss Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 29, 20210 The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into a near miss with a member of staff at Rowlands Castle station in December last year. At 19:14 hrs on December 19, 2020, a Network Rail Mobile Operations Manager (MOM) came close to being struck by a passenger train at
Florida: Brightline to Resume Service in November Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 11, 20210 Train operating company Brightline has announced that it will resume service in Florida in the first half of November 2021. These services will run between Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. The announcement was made as part of a media update by the company’s president Patrick Goddard. Other announcements included
Rail firms still facing staff shortages despite emergency measures on self-isolation Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 23, 20210 Companies will still face staff shortages and lost revenue because of the number of workers having to self-isolate despite emergency measures to ease the crisis, industry leaders are warning. The Government has announced plans to allow firms in sectors including transport, energy, local councils and digital infrastructure to deploy the
Railtex & Infrarail: Joining Forces to Shape the Future of UK Rail Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 25, 20210 A Need For Face-to-Face Interactions And Genuine Networking Opportunities Whilst the impact of COVID-19 has been strongly felt across the entire railway supply chain, with a loss of revenue and decrease of productivity, the rail sector is still thriving. Significant improvements to the network are still being made and more than
Rail pay and recruitment to be frozen to cut costs Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 16, 20210 POSSIBLE industrial action over the loss of railway jobs appears to have been averted, following the publication of an Enabling Framework Agreement signed by the unions, with the agreement of train operators and Network Rail. Staff numbers are set to fall and there is to be a recruitment freeze unless the
New Research Says UK Rail Industry Will Face Critical Skills Shortage by 2025 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 24, 20200 The National Skills Academy for Rail and City & Guilds have published joint research – the Back on Track report – which has found that the UK rail sector will face a critical skills shortage by 2025. The problem is threefold: Firstly, there is an ageing workforce. 28 percent of workers
Train operator doubles female driver applicants in a year Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 26, 20200 The number of women applying to be train drivers at the UK’s biggest rail operator has doubled thanks to recruitment and marketing campaigns. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which runs Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express services, said 825 women had applied to be trained as a driver so far
HS2 Launches Innovation Accelerator Part Two Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 17, 20200 HS2 Ltd is launching part two of its Innovation Accelerator recruitment programme following a ‘wave of applications’ to part one. Earlier this year HS2 Ltd launched its first round of recruitments, calling on tech start-ups and innovative SMEs to apply. HS2 Ltd wants to recruit a further five small companies who
Keolis Fires Its Executive Chairman Patrick Jeantet Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 3, 20200 Since Patrick Jeantet’s appointment as Chairman of the Executive Board at Keolis on 1 February 2020, the Supervisory Board has registered significant strategic differences. The purpose of the Supervisory Board is to oversee the Executive Board, which in this case consists of just one person – Patrick Jeantet. The Supervisory Board
DB Continues Recruitment Efforts – Digitally Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 6, 20200 Deutsche Bahn has said it wants to hire 100,000 people over the coming years with 25,000 to be hired in 2020. This goal remains unchanged, despite the current coronavirus pandemic. However, Deutsche Bahn has now made quick changes meaning that the thousands of interviews are now taking place digitally. DB’s recruitment
Track Maintenance & Construction: Still in Search of It’s Place in the 4.0 World Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 17, 20190 On the 17th September 2018 the World Economic Forum made the prediction that “Machines will do more tasks than Humans by 2025…”. According to this report, within the next 6 years, 52% of all working hours will be done by robots. As a result, productivity in the affected industries has
Practice & Performance: ScotRail progress Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 5, 20190 Scotland’s railways are undergoing a transformation. John Heaton FCILT assesses the performance of ScotRail’s new traction. Standing on the concourse of Glasgow Central it is easy to assess how well the service is performing. There are no anxious groups waiting for departure platforms to be announced and arriving commuters march confidently
CP and EMEF to merge ahead of market opening Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 3, 20190 PORTUGAL: The government has approved a €45m capital investment programme for both national operator CP and rolling stock maintenance business EMEF. To be funded from the state budget, the 2019-22 plan approved on June 27 has two parts. The first covers investment of €9m in 2019, primarily to enable EMEF to
Equality. Diversity. Inclusion. This Is Not Altruism. Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 21, 20190 On 23 June it is International Women in Engineering Day. HS2 Ltd is one of the companies in rail proactively working towards changing the employment landscape in construction and engineering. Curzon Street Station visual © HS2 Ltd At Railtex this year Mark Lomas, Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at HS2, gave a
Network Rail Creates New Regional Managing Directors Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 20, 20190 UK railway infrastructure manager Network Rail has created new regional managing directors. The purpose behind the move is to have a more passenger-oriented approach. Railway tracks at Acton Grange © Network Rail The new managing directors are for the regions Scotland, Souther, Wales and Western, Eastern, and North West and Central. Andrew
Today at Railtex: Day 3 – 16 May 2019 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 16, 20190 Railtex Day 3: it’s the last day of the show. But the events are still going strong. A highlight in today’s itinerary is the speech on hydrogen-powered trains and their ability to replace diesel, given by Mike Muldoon from Alstom at 12:30pm in the Seminar Theatre. Alstom stand and British Steel
Railtex 2019 attracts more than 400 exhibitors from 22 countries Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 14, 20190 The UK’s premier exhibition of railway equipment, systems and services takes place in Birmingham this week RAILTEX: More than 400 exhibitors from 22 countries will be converging on the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham for the 14th Railtex international trade fair, organised by Mack Brooks Exhibitions. Covering a full range of railway
Securing Next Generation with Recruitment Showcase at Railtex 2019 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 26, 20190 Recruitment, training and retention of rail staff will be a key focus of Railtex 2019, it has been announced. […] The post Securing Next Generation with Recruitment Showcase at Railtex 2019 appeared first on Railway News. https://railway-news.com/securing-next-generation-recruitment-showcase-railtex-2019/