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Good News Friday: Your weekly roundup of positive rail news!
In this Good News Friday, read how Northern have continued their classical music, a new station partnership, and SVR's Italian car show.
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ScotRail to equip all front-line staff with Motorola Solutions’ VB400 body cameras
ScotRail are to equip all of their front-line staff with Motorola Solutions' body cameras, which will both film and audio record.
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Women in Rail announce their judging panel for 2024 awards
Women in Rail have announced their judging panel for their 2024 award ceremony, held in May, which includes a host of fantastic rail figures.
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Good News Friday: A weekly roundup of positive rail news!
The first weekly round up of positive rail news, focusing on the industry stories which emphasise the community.
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Thameslink to run new ‘Brew Train’ with Samaritans
Thameslink are hoping to beat 'blue Monday' by replacing it with 'brew Monday' by teaming up with Samaritans for a cuppa on the train!
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Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre hosts Network Rail major incident training
Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre replicated a mainline incident involving a train and a road vehicle to test the response of Network Rail and their multi-agency partners.
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First South Wales Metro electrified rail lines installed on Core Valley Lines
TfW have marked a major milestone in the South Wales Metro project with the installation of the first electrical lines on the Core Valley Lines in South Wales.
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Northern employees begin training to spot vulnerable passengers
Northern have started to train their workforce on how to spot vulnerable passengers and how to have the confidence to intervene.
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RIA and Women in Rail launch first ever EDI Charter annual report
RIA and Women in Rail have published the 2022 EDI Charter annual which showcases best practice in how to embed an inclusive culture in modern rail organisations.
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Northern’s fleet to be equipped with technology made famous by NASA
Northern have revealed the details of the new LIDAR scanning technology that will make journeys on its railways safer and more efficient.
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Changing the way we look at street homelessness in railway stations
Lucie Anderton, Head of the Sustainability Unit at the UIC, explains the evolving role that train stations play as public spaces, and how these changes can benefit the growing street homelessness issue.
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Network Rail cracks down on metal cable thieves in South Yorkshire
Network Rail and the British Transport Police are using new surveillance techniques to stop railway vandals in South Yorkshire.
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Life-saving intervention milestone achieved on Britain’s rail network
Vital Human Resources, along with Network Rail, have seen their Suicide Prevention Patrollers complete their 100th life-saving intervention.
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The importance of Rail Enforcement Officers on post-pandemic railways
In support of National Careers Week, Tina Towner, Rail Enforcement Officer at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), explains the role of a Rail Enforcement Officer and details why the role is more important now than ever before.
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Sniffer dogs being used on rail routes to track metal thieves
Network Rail are enlisting specially trained sniffer dogs to help track down metal thieves who caused major delays on several rail routes.