About us

About Training Lives

We are a new family run business; we care immensely about our Employees and Clients. Training lives was formed because of our years of experience in the rail industry, we found a lack of quality Trackmen. We also identified rail worker training centres were over promising and under delivering job outcomes to their clients and potential fresh talent.

Our main passion is to help people progress with their careers whilst providing the Rail industry with the reliable highly skilled workers it requires. We also work with various outside agencies to help get into work and on the right track for life.

Our Vision

To build our own highly skilled and highly motivated Orange Army to support our clients work projects in the most efficient way possible.

In house training facility, with our own trainer who can up skill the work force up to the most senior level possible.

Our Mission

Training Lives is the go to Labour supply organisation in the UK providing best in class Rail personnel to our clients.

Meet our amazing team.

We’re a talented group of dedicated individuals interested in making a difference by helping people to progress their careers whilst providing the rail industry with skilled workers.

Michael Richards

Director / Contract Manager

Michael is highly skilled and he has over 20 years experience in the rail industry. He has worked on major rail projects all across the UK including heritage railways.

Austin Richards

Planning Manager / Safety Critical Manager

Austin has been in the Rail Industry since 2003. Since 2019 he has been working as a Possession Planner on both LNW & LNE Regions.

Austin spent many years Excelling in all safety critical roles leading to him competently acting as a Safe Work Manager on major projects such as NWEP Phase’s 4 & 5.

Denis Braniff

Operations Manager

Denis has been in the rail industry for the past 25 years, started his career as a PTS Trackman and moved up the ranks to become our Operation Manager.