Careers
Operating the railway brings together many different companies who have requirements for a diverse range of skills. Whether you are looking to start a career in the rail industry or looking to move to your career forwards, there are many exciting challenges to be found.
The lists below contain links to railway-related recruitment websites. If you can suggest any more useful links, please let us know. Job vacancies are also published in the railway press, including Rail Professional magazine.
Recruitment websites
[Careers in Transport] www.jobs-in-transport.com
[Ellis Fairbank] www.ellisfairbank.com
[JustRail.net] www.justrail.net
[Mainline Staffing] www.mainlinestaffing.com
[Rail Jobs Online.co.uk] www.therailgroup.com
[Rail Job Search] www.railjobsearch.com
[Rail News] www.railnews.co.uk
[RailPersonnel] www.railpersonnel.com
[Rail Professional] www.railpro.co.uk
[RailwayPeople.com] www.railwaypeople.com
[RGS Rail] www.rgsrail.co.uk
[Rail School] www.railschool.org.uk
[Rail Recruiter] www.railrecruiter.co.uk
London & South East operators
[c2c] http://www.c2c-online.co.uk
[Chiltern] www.chilternrailways.co.uk
[First Capital Connect] www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk
[Heathrow express] www.heathrowexpress.com
[Serco Docklands] www.serco.com
[South West Trains] www.southwesttrains.co.uk
[Southern Railway] www.southernrailway.com
[South Eastern Railway] www.southeasternrailway.co.uk
[Transport for London] www.tfl.gov.uk/careers
Inter-city operators
[Eurostar] www.eurostar.co.uk
[First Great Western] www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
[Hull Trains] www.hulltrains.co.uk
[Virgin Trains] www.virgintrainscareers.co.uk
Freight operators
[Direct Rail Services] www.directrailservices.com
[EWS] www.ews-railway.co.uk
[Freightliner] www.freightliner.co.uk
[GB Railfreight] www.gbrailfreight.com
TOC owning groups
[Arriva] www.arriva.co.uk
[Go-Ahead] www.go-ahead.com
[First Group] www.firstgroup.com
[National Express] www.nationalexpressgroup.com
[Stagecoach] www.stagecoachgroup.com
Safety
[RAIB] www.raib.gov.uk
[RSSB] www.rssb.co.uk
Train builders and lessors
[Alstom] www.transport.alstom.com
[Angel Trains] www.angeltrains.co.uk
[Bombardier] www.bombardier.com
[Porterbrook] www.porterbrook.com
Infrastructure
[AMEC] www.amec.com
[Amey] www.amey.co.uk
[Balfour Beatty] www.bbrail.com
[Carillion] www.carillionrail.com
[Corus] www.corusrail.com
[Grant Rail] www.grantrail.co.uk
[Jarvis] www.jarvisplc.com
[Network Rail] www.networkrailcareers.co.uk
Social Networking
"The aim of the YP Network is to bring people together from a variety of professional backgrounds and have a great time in the process. We are organising monthly events at London 's best venues from Tate Modern to Ronnie Scotts. If you would like to try new things and widen your social circle, please check out our website".