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International Women's Day 2021 - Beau
08 March 2021
“For females young or old that are reading this, I would highly recommend a career as a train driver.”
Beau Hawkins, Train Driver at Great Northern
B…
International Women's Day 2021 - Annila
08 March 2021
“I felt a sense of pride, taking NHS staff and other key workers up and down the country”
Annila Saghir, Train Manager at LNER
Annila’s commitment to…
International Women's Day 2021 - Tori
08 March 2021
“I am so very lucky to have found my way onto the railway, the opportunities it has presented to me and the stability it has provided my family is a…
International Women's Day 2021 - Emma
08 March 2021
“Everyone is so motivated to do the right thing for staff and for passengers and without the collaboration or the support of my team, I just couldn’t…
International Women's Day 2021 - Paige
08 March 2021
“I haven’t been treated any differently just because I’m a woman – I was the only female in my training class but that didn’t bother me. I’d love mor…
Meet the women keeping our country moving
08 March 2021
A blog for International Women's Day.
Rail staff continue to work under challenging conditions to make sure those who are travelling and vital freigh…
Budget 2021: A vital step as the railway works to drive the national recovery from Covid-19
03 March 2021
By Andy Bagnall, Director General of the Rail Delivery Group
While the budget obviously centred on the major macro-economic challenges of the Covid-1…
A ‘new deal’ for commuters
01 March 2021
By Andy Bagnall, Director-General, Rail Delivery Group
The way we work has changed forever. Commuters need a new deal if they are to get back on boar…
LGBT+ history: reflecting on progress and campaigning for change
26 February 2021
By Robert Nisbet, Director, Nations & Regions and sponsor of Platform, RDG’s employee network for LGBT+ people and allies
For LGBT+ History Month…
New commutes demand a rail fares rethink
23 February 2021
By Jacqueline Starr, Chief Executive of the Rail Delivery Group
Simple fares to suit flexible commuters are key to avoiding a car-led recovery.
The d…
Is there anything we can learn from NHS reform?
18 February 2021
By Andy Bagnall, Director General, Rail Delivery Group
Even those slightly less obsessed with news than me (I keep telling myself it’s just a healthy…