Carlisle Support Services (Carlisle) achieved member status in the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, in recognition of its sustained commitment to fair, inclusive, and progressive employment practices across its 8,500-strong workforce. The announcement follows several years of Carlisle serving as a Charter Supporter, during which it worked closely with the Charter network to review policies, […]
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Carlisle Support Services achieves Good Employment Charter membership, cementing its people-first approach
Carlisle Support Services (Carlisle) achieved member status in the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, in recognition of its sustained commitment to fair, inclusive, and progressive employment practices across its 8,500-strong workforce. The announcement follows several years of Carlisle serving as a Charter Supporter, during which it worked closely with the Charter network to review policies, […]
Carlisle Support Services achieves Good Employment Charter membership, cementing its people-first approach
Carlisle Support Services (Carlisle) achieved member status in the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, in recognition of its sustained commitment to fair, inclusive, and progressive employment practices across its 8,500-strong workforce. The announcement follows several years of Carlisle serving as a Charter Supporter, during which it worked closely with the Charter network to review policies, […]
Step change as Manchester Victoria gets major staircase upgrades
Staircases at Manchester Victoria station are being overhauled as part of a multi-million-pound investment to improve future journeys for passengers. Network Rail is building two new flights of stairs on the main link bridge between the station concourse and platforms 4, 5 and 6. The work will take place from September 2026 until Spring 2027 and has […]
Step change as Manchester Victoria gets major staircase upgrades
Staircases at Manchester Victoria station are being overhauled as part of a multi-million-pound investment to improve future journeys for passengers. Network Rail is building two new flights of stairs on the main link bridge between the station concourse and platforms 4, 5 and 6. The work will take place from September 2026 until Spring 2027 and has […]
Passengers with mobility scooters can now travel on all types of Northern trains with free permit
It comes after the train operator updated its rules to allow smaller mobility scooters on Class 158 trains. Passengers who currently have mobility scooter permits with Northern are being contacted and told they can travel on Class 158 trains if their scooters meet the size requirements. They will be provided with a new permit which states the […]
Campaigners protest infilling of historic Hertfordshire bridge
More than a hundred people of all age groups gathered at a historic railway bridge on Sunday (6th September) to demonstrate against National Highways’ proposal to infill it with hundreds of tonnes of concrete. The state-owned roads company is responsible for the structure which carries the B1368 over the former Buntingford branch at Braughing in […]
Rail safety education added to England school curriculum
From September, all schoolchildren in England will receive life-saving rail safety education as the subject becomes a mandatory part of the national curriculum. Network Rail and Southeastern, working together as the integrated South Eastern Railway, have introduced virtual reality headsets as part of innovating rail safety lessons for children. The headsets show different railway scenarios […]
South Western Railway becomes White Ribbon accredited for tackling violence against women and girls
South Western Railway (SWR) has become White Ribbon accredited for its action to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG). As part of the accreditation programme, SWR and White Ribbon UK will develop and deliver a three-year action plan to prevent and combat gender-based abuse on trains, at stations and elsewhere on the railway. By becoming White Ribbon […]
£130m invested to strengthen Scotland’s railway against extreme weather
Network Rail has reached an important milestone in its work to strengthen Scotland’s railway against extreme weather, investing £130m in resilience over the last two years. The progress comes as the railway faces increasingly challenging conditions, with higher temperatures, more unpredictable rainfall and frequent severe weather. Network Rail’s Climate Ready Plan, published in 2024, explains how […]