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DB Schenker Rail
• Largest UK Freight operator,
subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn
• UK operations over 300 trains,
7,500 wagons, 3,400 staff
• 5,000 rail freight movements per month
Network Rail
• Owner and infrastructure manager
of rail network in England, Wales
and Scotland
• £6.3 billion company with 34,000 staff
• Advanced Apprenticeship “on the
track” opportunities
• Graduate placements in engineering
and business management
• Trainee Track Design and Signal
Design programme
Abellio Group
• Passenger transport operator, HQ
London, Glasgow
• Runs ScotRail, 794 trains, 4,800 staff
• Abellio Greater Anglia, 3,000 staff,
1,000 trains
• Merseyrail, 177 trains, 1,200 staff
• Abellio London & Surrey Buses,
610 buses, 2,100 staff
• Northern Rail, 690 trains, 4,900 staff
Arriva
• UK rail and bus operator, 24,000 staff
• Runs Tyne and Wear Metro,
Cross Country, Grand Central
• London Overground, Arriva Trains
Wales, Traincare
• Arriva Transport Solutions
for health and care sector
Wincanton
• Provider of supply chain solutions
with £1.1 billion revenue,
• 15,000 staff, 200 sites, 4,000 vehicles
• Current vacancies include LGV
Driver, Booking in Clerk, Apprentice
Administrator, Transport Shift Manager
XPO Logistics
• American global company, 54,000
staff, 27 countries, $9 billion revenue
• UK operations 15,000 staff, 1,900
vehicles, 54 sites
• Current vacancies include Inbound
Manager, HGV Technician, Shift
Supervisor
Transpor t and Logistics
Royal Mail Group
• £9.4 billion revenue with 150,000
staff, 45,000 vehicles
• 11,000 post offices, 45 mail centres,
8 distribution centres
• Advanced Engineering & Advanced
Project Apprenticeship Programmes,
Mechanic Apprenticeships
• Logistics Management Trainee Scheme
for A level equivalent or degree entry
• Graduate opportunities in HR,
Technology, Finance, Commercial
and Operations
Highways England
• £11 billion budget for road development,
reducing congestion and safety
improvements
• Manages 4,300 miles of road
network, 3,500 staff in 7 offices,
• Graduate opportunities Freightliner Group
• Rail and road haulage operator,
250 road vehicles, 166 locomotives
• 2,500 staff, £750 million revenue,
HQ London
• Operations at most major ports,
rail maintenance teams
• Current vacancies include Rail Port
Operative, Transport Controller,
Traffic Clerk
First Group
• Tranport Group, £6.7 billion revenue,
116,000 global staff
• Runs First Bus and Tram, Great
Western, TransPennine Express,
Hull Trains