Amey has completed the fourth cohort of its award-winning Women@Amey Leadership Development Programme, a proven initiative helping to close the leadership gender gap in infrastructure and engineering. Since its launch in 2017, the majority of participants have progressed into new roles or taken on greater responsibilities, contributing to an increase in women in senior leadership […]
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The Intermodal Gateway of the Future: Hitachi Rail’s digital solution boosts rail freight in Germany
As part of a joint venture, Hitachi Rail has brought a new digital solution, ‘InGa-Z’, to market, which can transform efficiency at intermodal freight terminals. Protostellar GmbH, is the joint venture driving this solution and consists of Hitachi Rail, MT Logistics GmbH, DB Cargo AG, and with financial support from the Federal Ministry for Transport […]
Great Western Railway battery train sets new world distance record of 200 miles to celebrate Railway 200 in style
Great Western Railway today set a new world record for the furthest distance travelled by a battery-electric train on a single charge. In the year the industry celebrates 200 years since the birth of the modern railway, GWR registered an incredible 200 miles on a return journey from Reading Train Care Depot which took in […]
EMR and Yorkshire Ambulance Service expand First Responder team at Sheffield station
East Midlands Railway (EMR) has again partnered with Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS), to train more staff at Sheffield station in critical life-saving skills. Three more station staff have participated in the First Responder course which includes training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), operating a defibrillator and administering oxygen. These newly qualified staff bring the total number […]