Image problem is deterring some from a career in public transport

Despite recent progress in developing the new generation of managers, barriers still remain to making public transport a career of choice for the most talented graduates. The industry’s image is one of the most significant. Adrian Thomas, Network Rail’s head of resourcing acknowledges that work needs to be done to change perceptions of the railway which he says is still perceived by many as “old fashioned, akin to the old steel and coal industries, when the reality is that it...

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