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As the high street reopens, retail and rail need to have imagination
08 April 2021
By Jacqueline Starr, CEO, Rail Delivery Group
As we prepare for all shops to reopen next week, I am struck more than ever by the interconnectedness o…
We need to speak about recovery
30 March 2021
By Andy Bagnall, Director General, Rail Delivery Group
We are on course for recovery, with the lifting of lockdown milestones now starting. From mid-…
A year like no other
23 March 2021
By Jacqueline Starr, CEO, Rail Delivery Group and Andy Bagnall, Director General, Rail Delivery Group
On this day last year, the unthinkable happened…
Rail: the green way to connect the Union
17 March 2021
By Andy Bagnall, Director General, Rail Delivery Group
The government’s interim report on the Union Connectivity Review (UCR) published last week is…
International Women's Day 2021 - Kelly-Jo
08 March 2021
“It doesn’t matter what gender you are or what background you come from, if you have the will and determination to become a train driver, there reall…
International Women's Day 2021 - Cara
08 March 2021
“It has been my responsibility to ensure that we have put in place as many mitigations as necessary to keep staff in work and most importantly safe!”…
International Women's Day 2021 - Jolene
08 March 2021
“It’s been so surreal, I can’t believe it, I’m really proud but still in shock. There’s still lots of people I know working in the NHS and fighting c…
International Women's Day 2021 - Bobby
08 March 2021
“It’s a really tough and challenging job but I work with great people. I have been working the same route for many years and because I see the same c…
International Women's Day 2021 - Beau
08 March 2021
“For females young or old that are reading this, I would highly recommend a career as a train driver.”
Beau Hawkins, Train Driver at Great Northern
B…
International Women's Day 2021 - Annila
08 March 2021
“I felt a sense of pride, taking NHS staff and other key workers up and down the country”
Annila Saghir, Train Manager at LNER
Annila’s commitment to…
International Women's Day 2021 - Tori
08 March 2021
“I am so very lucky to have found my way onto the railway, the opportunities it has presented to me and the stability it has provided my family is a…