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With all parts of the rail industry, both at home and abroad, requiring a wide range of engineering specialists, it’s an exciting time for career prospects. Julia Pierce reports.

The UK's rail network carries 25,000 trains every day, transporting three million passengers and over 400,000 tonnes of freight.

Demands on services are increasing rapidly, and during the past 10 years there has been a40 per cent rise in the number of passenger miles travelled. The same period has also seen a 60 per cent increase in freight traffic.

All this means that maintenance of existing infrastructure as well as refurbishment and replacement of ageing sections is vital to the smooth running of the nation's businesses, creating a high demand for skilled engineering staff on a variety of projects. More than 70 per cent of all rail journeys start or finish in London, with 500,000 commuter journeys each day. It is therefore not surprising that that this area of the country is currently the focus of much investment.

'Every part of the rail industry needs people at the moment,' said Tom Nixon, operations manager at staffing solutions specialist

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