Train time: Britain's railways are currently undergoing the biggest programme of investment since the Victorian age - and demand for talent is high

摘要

With Britain's railways currently undergoing the biggest programme of investment since the Victorian age, 2014 is an exciting year to be a rail engineer. In March, Network Rail unveiled plans to invest ￡38bn in the UK's tracks and stations, while Transport for London (TfL) and the Department for Transport also confirmed the extension of the Crossrail project west to Reading. Although this represents plenty to keep the industry busy for a while, a little further into the future HS2, Crossrail 2 and a HS2 extension may also be on the cards. In the meantime, in the capital, TfL is continuing to invest several billion in the Underground - and all of these projects will require new rolling stock. In summary, there's a lot of work about.