All Workforce strategy & skills articles
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NewsAlstom to supply 153 trains in Portugal’s largest rail fleet order
€1.03 billion contract will deliver new commuter and regional trains for Portugal while creating a new manufacturing facility and hundreds of jobs.
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NewsDB Cargo UK names Class 66 locomotive after Plasmor founder Antony Slater
DB Cargo UK honours Plasmor founder Antony Slater with locomotive naming as the companies mark a renewed five year rail freight partnership.
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NewsUnion Pacific deploys advanced modelling platform to enhance rail safety and efficiency
Union Pacific introduces advanced modelling technology to optimise train builds, improve operational safety and accelerate real time decision making across its US freight network.
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NewsMaritime opens Northampton strategic rail freight interchange in £80m investment milestone
Maritime Transport unveils new rail connected logistics hub at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton, boosting capacity, connectivity and low carbon freight across the UK supply chain.
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NewsAmtrak confirms single level fleet strategy to replace ageing long distance trains
Amtrak will standardise its long distance fleet with new single level trains, aiming to reduce risk, widen supplier competition and accelerate replacement of ageing rolling stock.
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NewsIndia launches RailTech policy to make railway claims digital
Ashwini Vaishnaw unveils RailTech Policy and AI enabled e-RCT system under Indian Railways 52 reforms initiative to accelerate innovation and citizen focused justice.
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NewsNomad digital surpasses 2,000 days without lost time injury milestone
Nomad Digital has recorded over 2,000 days LTI free, reinforcing its global safety culture across 13 countries and 2.7 million working hours.
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NewsHitachi rail invests C$30m in new Toronto signalling headquarters
Hitachi Rail will open a 125,000 sq ft Toronto headquarters, creating 1,100 jobs and advancing next-generation CBTC signalling technology development in Canada.
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NewsUK and Welsh governments commit to generational rail transformation across Wales
Keir Starmer and Eluned Morgan back long term investment pipeline, supporting 12,000 jobs and delivering new stations, faster services and major infrastructure upgrades.
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NewsBritish steel launches round the clock production for Türkiye high speed rail deal
Major export contract for Ankara to İzmir line secures new jobs, 24 7 operations in Scunthorpe and strengthens UK Türkiye rail partnership.
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NewsKnorr Bremse accelerates AI transformation through strategic AWS partnership
Long term collaboration with Amazon Web Services aims to modernise manufacturing processes, boost productivity and position Knorr Bremse as an artificial intelligence pioneer.
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NewsAlstom deepens Stilfold partnership to advance lightweight steel train components
Alstom and Swedish start-up Stilfold expand collaboration to scale origami-inspired steel technology, targeting lighter, lower-carbon and more cost-effective train structures.
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NewsRail reliability taskforce sets long term reforms to strengthen Singapore network
Singapore’s rail reliability taskforce will implement phased technical, operational and workforce reforms to strengthen asset resilience, improve disruption recovery and futureproof the expanding MRT and LRT network.
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NewsSPITZKE places order for track maintenance machines with Plasser & Theurer
German infrastructure specialist SPITZKE has ordered a comprehensive package of Plasser & Theurer track maintenance machines to boost efficiency, sustainability and network availability.
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NewsAlstom unveils first refurbished CrossCountry Voyager at Derby works
Alstom has revealed the first refreshed Voyager train in Derby, launching a £60 million programme to modernise CrossCountry’s long distance fleet across Great Britain.
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News76 Flexity light rail vehicles have entered passenger service in Toronto
Alstom and Metrolinx mark opening of Line 5 Eglinton as 76 Canadian built light rail vehicles begin service with advanced signalling and long term maintenance support.
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NewsNomad Digital appoints Jean-Philippe Garbit as managing director from January 2026
Nomad Digital has appointed Jean-Philippe Garbit as managing director, strengthening leadership as the company advances rail digitalisation, passenger connectivity and integrated onboard systems across global markets.
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NewsSouth Eastern Railway records highest-ever passenger trust scores
New YouGov data shows record-high passenger trust in South Eastern Railway, highlighting reliability gains and benefits of integrated track and train leadership.
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NewsRIA marks first anniversary of rail training arm supporting skills and work winning
RIA Training Services celebrates its first year, delivering industry endorsed courses that support new entrants and help rail businesses strengthen skills and work winning capability.
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InterviewHow extreme weather is testing Britain’s railways
Global Railway Review exclusively interviewed experts Professor Brian Haddock, a rail industry specialist, and Professor John Beckford, a cybernetician and management scientist, about how extreme weather tests Britain’s railways and the potential of AI-driven strategies to enhance resilience and safety.