Education station

More than 40 staff at Newcastle Central Station were presented with certificates for their achievements in literacy, numeracy and IT by the managing director of East Coast Trains at a celebration of workplace learning. The event was attended by Northern TUC regional secretary Kevin Rowan and Mick Whelan, general secretary of the Aslef rail union.

Rowan said everyone at East Coast has “clearly embraced the importance and benefits of investing in learning — whether that be with time, money, resources or a combination of all three. They have achieved a great deal in such a short time”.