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Comment: The need to recruit drivers - both young and old
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Comment: The need to recruit drivers - both young and old

Columnist Christian Wolmar on the decision to recruit younger train drivers.

Christian Wolmar 3 Jun 2025
Comment: retirement rates will sharpen skills shortages
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Comment: retirement rates will sharpen skills shortages

What can the rail industry do about looming recruitment difficulties?

Editor's comment 23 Apr 2025
Comment: professor Rod Smith - a tribute
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Comment: professor Rod Smith - a tribute

Christian Wolmar remembers a great friend and colleague

Chirstian Wolmar 6 Feb 2025
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Comment: how to engage the next generation

Alicia Gutierrez outlines six steps to make rail an attractive career for Gen Z employees

Industry views 2 Jan 2025
Ticket offices and value  in staff redeployment
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Ticket offices and value in staff redeployment

Cost pressures are bearing down on the rail industry as revenue rises but not at a fast enough rate to cover the £2 billion gap between operating subsidy and income

Passengers 29 Nov 2024
Opinion: public ownership, staffing levels and pay awards
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Opinion: public ownership, staffing levels and pay awards

Service cuts illustrate the pitfalls of public control, says our industry insider.

Editor's comment 8 Aug 2024
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R980 - Pay deal a positive result

Punctuality and reliability now key to rail’s recovery

Phil Haigh 6 Apr 2023
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