Young Rail Professionals
The Big Rail Diversity Challenge
Young Rail Professionals (YRP) is a volunteer-led, not-for-profit organisation supporting people in the first 15 years of their rail careers across the UK and Ireland, with no age limit and free individual membership.
Everything we do is built around three aims: promote the rail industry as a great place to work, inspire the next generation of railway talent and develop young people to reach their full potential. Through nine geographical committees and a portfolio of projects, YRP provides opportunities for members to develop their careers, build professional networks and experience different parts of the railway.
Our activity includes technical talks, site visits, professional development, networking, industry engagement, outreach and volunteering.
"Young Rail Professionals is proud to support The Big Rail Diversity Challenge 2027. A successful future railway needs talented people to join the industry, but it also needs them to stay, progress and feel that their contribution matters.
Young professionals tell us they want clearer routes to progress, more opportunities to develop and stronger connections across the industry. The whole sector needs to tackle these challenges together.
As a Supporting Organisation, YRP wants to help put the people building their careers today at the heart of that work and champion an industry where talent from every background has the opportunity to thrive."
