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There has never been a better to be part of the Rail Industry. There are certainly exciting times ahead!

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Resourcing Solutions have been chosen to partner with one of the UK’s leading brands in the infrastructure consultancy market.  We are currently supporting a number of exceptional and highly rewarding permanent opportunities based in London and the North West of England.  (more…)

We have a number of opportunities for Engineers with extensive heavy civil engineering experience to be part of the largest rail construction project in Europe. (more…)

George Osborne’s budget brought some welcome news for the rail industry. The Chancellor announced that the government could now afford to invest an additional £200 million in the UK’s regional railways.

The £85 million Ordsall Chord scheme, which links the two Manchester mainline stations of Piccadilly and Victoria, will now go ahead. This will reduce considerably the journey times between Leeds and Liverpool. (more…)

Rail travellers often suffer during bad weather and last December’s cold snap was no exception. A study carried out by the Office of Rail Regulation found that both Network Rail and the train operators performed badly over the period.

The problem was made worse by train companies adopting different approaches to passenger information even though they were using the same lines. Operators also failed to coordinate emergency timetables, adding yet more confusion to passengers.

At stations, passengers faced a confusing array of information, from destination boards to tannoy announcements, which left them with no idea when, or even if, trains were running. The report claimed that wildly inaccurate information was being given in some instances because the latest train timetables were not fed into the information system which stations rely on. (more…)

On 16th November 2010, The Government has confirmed that funding will be made available towards the establishment of the National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering (NSARE). (more…)

Resourcing Solutions  would like to thank our guest blogger  Phillippa Eleptico of Carve Consulting http://www.carveconsulting.com.

The railway industry got a welcome boost at the end of last month with the announcement that the government plans to invest £8bn on new carriages, electrification of some lines, and the Thameslink programme. (more…)

We have a number of opportunities for top quality IRSE licensed Principle Design Engineers, Design Verifiers, Schemes Designers and Design Engineers to join well-known and respected rail signalling companies across the UK working on various major signalling upgrade projects. (more…)