Founded in 1969 by Tom Taziker this Chorley based firm saw revenues to 31/3/22 soar to £73m a rise of more than 30% as the company expanded its operations outside of its core railway operations. This huge spurt in growth has driven the number or recruits from 80 to 366. Taziker has embarked on numerous

As Story Contracting enters its 35 years in business it has revealed that Andy Joy, Story England, Managing Director, will take over as CEO from April next year. Joy joined Story Contracting last year after having had a very successful career with Amey, and being responsible for their £400m rail business. Story Homes was founded

Network Rail will deliver £90m worth of upgrades to the railway over the August Bank Holiday.  Although the vast majority of the network (95%) will be open for business some routes will be affected by the upgrade works taking place. However, most passengers travelling over the Bank Holiday to visit friends of family shouldn’t be

A business case by Midlands Connect has been submitted to the Department for Transport which details plans to enhance the Shrewsbury – Black Country – Birmingham rail route. The business study suggested improvements which would increase the line speed to 90 miles per hour. Enthusiasts of the project have said that it will bring approximately

Some 40,000 RMT union members at Network Rail and 14 train companies are walking out over pay, jobs and terms. The Department for Transport said the RMT was “hell-bent on creating further misery for passengers across the UK”. But the RMT accused Transport Secretary Grant Shapps of not allowing the rail industry to do a

Birmingham New Street Station is the busiest train station in the UK outside of London. With Over 140,000 passengers using the station every day. Residents in the Midlands, are literally located in the middle of the country, which makes Birmingham incredibly accessible. In fact, you can get to 90 per cent of the UK in