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Network Rail

Network Rail

  • Network Rail run, maintain and develop Britain’s tracks, signalling system, rail bridges, tunnels, level crossings, viaducts and stations.

  • There’s a lot you don’t know about Network Rail. Yes, we manage the railway. But what does that even mean? It means running enough track to take you to China and back, twice. It means maintaining and improving signals, tunnels, bridges, viaducts and level crossings. It means owning 2,500 stations and managing some of Britain’s largest and busiest. It means every time you make a journey by train, pass through a station or use something that’s been transported by rail freight, we’ve made it possible.It’s about so much more than getting from A to B. We bring people together, providing the infrastructure that the entire nation relies on, both socially and economically. Rail is already one the safest and greenest form of travel in Britain, but that’s not enough. We want to achieve more. Our focus is on constant improvement, making the railway safer, more reliable and the most cost effective it can be.Essentially, we’re a public company run as a commercial business. However, as a ‘not for dividend’, operation every penny of profit we make goes straight back into improving the railway. We’re taking 19th century infrastructure and merging it with 21st century technology. When our work began in 2002 there were 18,000 trains running every day. Now there are 24,000. At the same time, we’ve improved punctuality and reduced the cost of running the railway by £1bn. We’re an incredibly ambitious organisation. We’re changing landscapes, powering economies. And we’re doing it all while catering for 1.2 billion passenger journeys each year.Our success depends on a motivated, highly skilled workforce. It takes some 35,000 people to meet our promises to the people of Britain. It’s a massive responsibility that inspires everyone who works here. As a graduate you’ll share in a tangible sense of pride, carrying out work that touches the lives of millions.

  • Our graduate programmes are fascinating, inspiring schemes in which you’ll work and train with some of the sharpest brains in the industry. Diverse placements will help you to gain varied experience and a wide perspective. You’ll control the pace of your growth and build your career around your own aspirations. At the end of it all, you’ll have everything you need to build an impressive future for yourself. We’re based all over Britain, so you may need to travel and will need to be happy working from different cities throughout your placements. The programmes start in either September or November. No matter what your chosen route, you’ll begin with an intensive induction at Westwood, our purpose-built training centre in Coventry, which will introduce you to the organisation and give you just the start you need for your career with us. It’s also a chance for you to meet and network with your peers from across our graduate programmes.

  • It’s vital that your training gives you a good understanding of the whole business. You’ll soon be able to see clearly how a decision in one business area might impact on another. So you’ll start your training by spending time at Westwood, our purpose-built leadership and development centre in Coventry. It’s here that we deliver our programme of professional skills development courses, created in conjunction with the University of Warwick. Your time here will give you a thorough insight into our business, and the chance to start building a network of peers from across all graduate programmes. We don’t believe in doing it all for you. Throughout your time on the graduate scheme it will ultimately be your responsibility to take the initiative, plan ahead, build relationships and grab every opportunity going. You’ll succeed if you’re highly organised and have plenty of self-motivation and resilience. We’ll make sure you get all the support you need at every step, including a mentor and a Buddy from a previous graduate scheme. And you’ll have regular performance reviews so that you can discuss your progress, future plans and aspirations. We want you to build the skills you’ll need to really succeed. Throughout your whole career with Network Rail, you’ll be given the opportunity to take leadership master classes. These also take part at Westwood and will give you a focused environment to expand your leadership skills and network with senior business leaders and colleagues.

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