Dozens of staff at train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) are learning sign language to help make rail journeys easier for hearing-impaired customers. So far, more than 70 colleagues, including conductors and customer-facing teams, have completed a course in basic British Sign Language (BSL). The sessions include teaching everyday phrases such as greetings, numbers and common […]
More than 70 staff from TransPennine Express learn sign language
Dozens of staff at train operator TransPennine Express (TPE) are learning sign language to help make rail journeys easier for hearing-impaired customers. So far, more than 70 colleagues, including conductors and customer-facing teams, have completed a course in basic British Sign Language (BSL). The sessions include teaching everyday phrases such as greetings, numbers and common […]
Historic Haslemere Signal Box redeveloped as new community museum
South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex have formally handed over the keys of the Haslemere Signal Box to the Haslemere Signal Box Trust, marking the transfer of the Grade II listed landmark into community ownership. The Trust will now manage the site, a unique, platform-level signal box at Haslemere station, as a railway […]
Historic Haslemere Signal Box redeveloped as new community museum
South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex have formally handed over the keys of the Haslemere Signal Box to the Haslemere Signal Box Trust, marking the transfer of the Grade II listed landmark into community ownership. The Trust will now manage the site, a unique, platform-level signal box at Haslemere station, as a railway […]
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