the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has nearly reached the halfway mark of of its target to recruit 590 apprentices to work on the programme .
Category: Leeds
Steam locomotive arrives at new home in Yorkshire after journey from North Wales
National Trust gifts Hudswell Clarke and Company 0-4-0 ‘Harwarden’ to Bahamas Locomotive Society and the loco moves to the Middleton Railway in Leeds
National Community Rail Awards shortlists the Bentham Line five times!
The short listings have been made in the ‘Community Creative Projects and Station Arts’ and ‘Most Effective Communications Campaign’ categories.
Charity challenges rail community to spend a night on a station floor
The Railway Children charity has challenged the rail community to spend a night on a station floor to support its work with vulnerable children.
Video: Northern to visit job fairs in hunt for recruits
Train operator Northern is to attend job fairs in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester in the hope of finding new recruits.
CrossCountry services to be affected by ASLEF of industrial action
Because of a strike by ASLEF, there will be no CrossCountry services on 5 February, and short-notice changes between 29 January and 6 February.