Get on board Rail transport could be your ticket to a rewarding career 256 /// JOBS & CAREERS E very year in the UK, there are more than 1.3 billion passenger train journeys, and rail use has more than doubled in the past 20 years. This means that, as well as the drivers and staff that keep the trains running every day, the rail network is undergoing constant development to make sure it's up to requirements - so there are many employment opportunities with plenty of variety (and, naturally, travel). And as the economy shifts to focus on the environment and encourages people towards more ecologically friendly forms of