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A total of 12 new apprentices have joined railway maintenance teams in the east of England to start their on-the-job training after successfully completing their first year of the award-winning Network Rail Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme.

An award-winning Welsh apprentice is encouraging young people across Wales to start an exciting career in engineering.

Female engineers who work to provide a better, more reliable railway for passengers in the east of England have thrown their support behind Women in Engineering Day on Tuesday June 23.

Network Rail is calling for more women to think about careers in engineering in Wales on National Women in Engineering Day – a day dedicated to raising the profile of women in engineering and celebrating their achievements.

A Network Rail project manager for the new station entrance in Leeds has thrown her support behind the campaign to increase diversity in engineering.

A major project which will pave the way for more passenger services between Corby, Kettering and London has entered its next phase as work in the Kettering area will start this week.

Women from Network Rail’s south east region, along with the Thameslink Programme and its contractors, gathered at the site of a massive railway construction project to celebrate Women in Engineering Day (Tuesday, June 23).

Passengers travelling between Cardiff and Newport next weekend are being advised to check before they travel as Network Rail carries out essential improvement work to improve the reliability of services across South Wales for passengers.