Taking care of recruitment difficulties

The new government is looking to recruit 100,000 people into the rail industry. ANDY COMFORT reports on how one train maintenance company has taken matters into its own hands with a groundbreaking scheme

The recovery of the rail industry after the COVID pandemic has been well-documented. But one area that has caused concern behind the scenes is recruitment. Hidden from the view of passengers behind depot walls is the world of train maintenance and engineering, and this is not immune from the recruitment crisis facing the entire UK rail industry. A recent national newspaper report suggests that the new Labour government is looking to recruit 100,000 people into the rail industry. And the level of the recruitment problem in technical roles has forced one maintenance company to take drastic action. Arriva TrainCare (ATC) maintains, fuels and overhauls trains at six sites across the UK- Crewe, Bristol, Eastleigh, Cambridge, Gateshead and Scarborough. The company has carried out projects for various rolling stock companies and…

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