Upcoming Events
Money Matters: Practical Finance for Apprentices (AoA)
Join the Association of Apprentices for this interactive AoA Skills Workshop: Money Matters — a practical session designed to help apprentices build confidence in managing their finances and improve their overall financial wellbeing as part of this year’s Get Ahead Week for newly recruited apprentices and those in the beginning stages of their apprenticeships.
Delivered as a focused 60-minute workshop, this session will introduce key concepts, tools and strategies to help you take control of your money and make informed financial decisions, whatever stage you are at in your journey.
Through expert guidance and practical insights, you will begin to:
Build a better understanding of managing money day-to-day
Develop positive financial habits that support long-term wellbeing
Improve your confidence in making financial decisions
Understand the link between financial wellbeing and mental health
Explore ways to plan and take control of your financial future
For more information, please visit: https://associationofapprentices.org.uk/aoa-events/september-2026-money-matters/
YRP West Midlands September Social!
What to Expect:
Please join YRP on Thursday 24th September from 5:15 PM to 7:15 PM at Gas Street Social, located canal-side by The Mailbox Birmingham, for an evening of networking, conversation, and great company.
For more information, please visit: https://www.youngrailpro.com/events/yrp-west-midlands-september-social
YRP Western Flight Club (Darts)
Date: Friday 23rd October 2026
Time: 7:30pm –9pm with the opportunity to stay on for drinks
Venue: Flight Club Bristol, 41 Corn St, Bristol BS1 1HT
Tickets are subsidised at just £6 per person
Are you a young rail industry professional in the South West who is eager to network and meet likeminded people in the industry?
Join YRP Western for an informal social evening at Flight Club in Bristol for a 90 minute session of social darts. This will be a great opportunity to meet other young professionals in the rail industry in the Western region to enable you to develop contacts and perhaps make some new friends too.
For more information, please visit: https://www.youngrailpro.com/events/yrp-western-flight-club-darts
YRP East Midlands Summer Social
What to expect:
Join YRP East Midlands for their summer social!
As the summer comes to a close, get together in a social environment for some food and drinks. So join YRP on Friday the 11th of September 2026 from 6:45pm at The Victoria in Nottingham for an evening of networking and great company.
For more information, please visit: https://www.youngrailpro.com/events/yrp-east-midlands-summer-social
YRP L&SE Young Leaders Development Series – 3rd Session
🍱 Lunch & Learn #3: Leadership vs. Management
The YRP are excited to present their #3 session of the London & Southeast Young Leaders Development Series, a new monthly Lunch & Learn initiative designed to support personal growth and leadership development across the YRP community.
🎤 3rd Session Details
Topic: Leadership vs. Management
Format: Online (Presentation + Open Discussion)
Duration: 60 minutes
The session will cover:
- The behaviours of a manager and the behaviours of a leader
- When to be a manager and when to be a leader
- Listening to understand your team
- Influencing different thinking within your team
- Inspiring your team to provide solutions to their own problems.
The session will include a short presentation followed by an open discussion, giving everyone the opportunity to share perspectives and experiences.
For more information, please visit: https://www.youngrailpro.com/events/yrp-lse-young-leaders-development-series-3rd-session
YRP Scotland: The Confidence You’re Waiting For is Built By You
Why Confidence Comes from Self-Doubt, Vulnerability & Action - Not Feeling Ready.
Feeling like an imposter and still waiting for confidence to show up?
Join guest speaker Lauren Calder, Senior Transformation Consultant, as she shares how self-doubt, vulnerability, and feedback have helped shape her career this far, and why confidence doesn’t come before action, it comes because of it.
Through honest reflection and practical insight, you’ll be invited to rethink what confidence really means, and how to start building it, even before you feel it.
Confidence is built when you choose to act, even in the doubt. That choice is yours.
The tech talk will start at 5:30pm and run until 7pm. This is a joint event with the IRSE Scottish Section, and we'll have our own exclusive area for YRP & IRSE members only! It will be a valuable opportunity to network, collaborate, and enhance your personal development.
If you are interested in finding out more, please use the following link: https://www.youngrailpro.com/events/yrp-scotland-the-confidence-youre-waiting-for-is-built-by-you
Become a Mentee - YRP East Midlands & Derby Railway Engineering Society
Are you interested in mentoring from experienced rail industry professionals?
We might just have what you are looking for. Following feedback from a #BeEnspired session on mentoring hosted last year, YRP East Midlands has been in communication with Helen Simpson (from Enspired Consulting) and the Derby Railway Engineering Society (DRES) who will be running a series of guided sessions whereby YRP members are partnered with DRES individuals to gain valuable career insights from highly knowledgeable and experienced railway professionals.
This is a great opportunity for career development within the rail industry and to understand the different avenues for career paths.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in, then sign up using the link below. There is no commitment yet, this first session aims to be an introduction to the upcoming events. With an opportunity to sign up for the scheme if it is of interest.
Link for more info: https://www.youngrailpro.com/events/yrp-east-midlands-derby-railway-engineering-society-present-become-a-mentee
BeEnspired with YRP East Midlands: The Human Factors
#BeEnspired is back with another event for YRP East Midlands. This time we will be learning about the Human Factors in the rail industry.
This is a great opportunity for those who are new to the industry or just want to learn more and network with other leading industry professionals.
Lunch will be provided.
Get your tickets before they are gone!
Please see the link below for more information on the event and tickets on the YRP website:
https://www.youngrailpro.com/events/beenspired-with-yrp-east-midlands-the-human-factors
AoA Skills Workshop - Money Matters: Finance Made Simple
By the end of this interactive online workshop, you will:
Understand what financial wellbeing means.
Learn its link to mental health.
Complete a financial wellbeing evaluation across 5 key areas.
Use you evaluation to identify personal goals and next steps for improvement.
The hose Justine has been with FinWELL from the very beginning and is passionate about helping anyone and everyone improve their financial wellbeing and relationship with money and mental health.
This session can also count towards your off-the-job training / continuing professional development.
Please use the link below to find out more about this session and add to your calendars:
https://associationofapprentices.org.uk/aoa-events/sw-moneymatters-april26/
YRP Online event - TXMC in Conversation
YRP are excited to introduce TXM Consult in Conversation, a new quarterly Lunch & Learn series delivered online by TXM Consult in collaboration with YRP.
The series brings together experienced rail professionals and emerging talent for open conversations about the future of the rail industry, leadership, and career development. These sessions focus on practical insights, real delivery experience, and interactive Q&A.
Topic: Rail Reset - What’s Changing and What Comes Next
This session will be taking place online, so please use the link below for more information and the opportunity to add this to your calendar:
https://www.youngrailpro.com/events/yrp-online-event-txmc-in-conversation
YRP Annual Dinner and Awards
The YRP Annual Dinner and Awards is back! Come join the most glamorous crowd in the entire railway industry for a wonderful evening at the Park Plaza Westminster.
Planning of CPD
Discover how to plan and track your Continuing Professional Development activities from the start and set goals for your growth.
YRP L&SE Charter & Heritage Exclusive Tech Talk!
Ben Mason to present a unique talk on the integration of ETCS, a cutting‑edge digital signalling system, with some of the oldest heritage rolling stock still operating on the main line.
YRP West Midlands Social – Clays Birmingham
Join YRP West Midlands for a fun and relaxed social evening at Clays Birmingham! This event is a great chance to meet other young professionals from across the rail industry and enjoy an interactive, digital clay‑target shooting experience in the heart of the city.
YRP Heritage - Ffestiniog Railways Volunteering
Places for our Ffestiniog Railway volunteering weekends on 14th -15th March 2026 and 11th - 12th April 2026 will be allocated by ballot. Register your interest using the link!
YRP West Midlands: Early Career Development Event
Join Young Rail Professionals (YRP) and WSP for an inspiring event focused on Early Career Development and opportunities within the railway industry.
This session is ideal for school and university students, graduates, and early‑career professionals exploring career options or considering a move into engineering or rail.
YRP Railway200 Innovation Conference
The Railway200 Young Rail Professionals Conference is a one-day event bringing together emerging and established voices from across the rail industry to explore how the next generation will shape the future of Britain’s railway.
YRP London & South East Winter Social
❄️ You're Invited to The Winter Social!
YRP L&SE are pleased to host again at SAMA Bankside. We’re taking over the entire spacious basement, giving YRP exclusive use of the venue for the evening. Expect a relaxed atmosphere, plenty of space to mingle, and a fantastic opportunity to catch up with colleagues and make new connections across the industry.
YRP East Midlands will be going on site with @Progress Rail!
See Behind the Scenes in the Rail Industry
Coming up on 24th February YRP East Midlands will be going on site with @Progress Rail!
This is a great opportunity to visit a production facility in Sandiacre, one of 4 Progress Rail manufacturing sites in the UK, where they forge, weld and machine rails, crossing vees and produce base plates in their cast iron foundry. They have very kindly agreed to take a group of YRP members for a tour of the facility getting to look at what goes on at a rail manufacturing site.