Phil Whittingham remains as the managing director for services on what was formerly known as the InterCity West Coast franchise as he moves from Virgin Trains to Avanti West Coast.
An army of 20,000 workers will be tasked with delivering 386 rail improvement projects over the Christmas period.
Although the majority of the network will remain open as usual,...
The room falls silent. Bums occupy the edges of seats while the audience’s gaze locks onto the presenter’s lips as he prises open the envelope and announces: “And the winner is…”
Going from one year into the next often feels like the beginning of a new chapter. Only, for 2020, there are significant new chapters in several stories.
On December...
The sophisticated tactics of protestors are being matched by the efforts of a specialist BTP team. Stewart Thorpe visits its headquarters to find out more
It’s...
City & Guilds Group, a leader in demand-led skills development, has today announced the acquisition of Intertrain, one of the UK’s leading training providers for railway infrastructure.
Established in...
Peter Schofield, chairman of Ford & Stanley Group, warns clients to make sure they're ready for changes to off-payroll working rules
The 20th anniversary of...
Traditionally, train and freight companies have organised pre-planned, face-to-face operational briefings with their staff, but these are often logistically difficult and costly to arrange. With these challenges in mind, rail industry communications...
Colleagues at RailStaff Awards HQ have been overwhelmed with nominations and votes this past month. In total, thanks to a final surge, 99,500 votes have been cast for 766 nominees.
Train travel is considerably greener than most modes of transport. Of the 126 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions attributed to the sector in 2017, railways were responsible for two million tonnes....
At the start of November, Network Rail released dramatic video footage of a section of railway (pictured above) which had been left suspended in mid-air following a torrential downpour. Flooding near to...
Public concern over the damage to wildlife caused by lineside vegetation clearances led to a DfT-commissioned report in 2018. one year after it was published, Stewart Thorpe asks: what has changed?
An inaugural football league for railway workers has come to a sizzling end with an entertaining 4-0 encounter.
Thameslink and Southern Traincrews (TC) romped to victory over South Western...
An engineering stalwart who oversaw the construction of the Tyne and Wear Metro’s tracks is retiring after 47 years in the rail industry.
Phil Kirkland, who is the head...
A South Western Railway train guard has hung up his whistle for good as he chooses life as a George Michael tribute act.
After serving customers on the railway...
Some months it’s difficult to know what to write in this editor’s column. The story of the railway is one that always has its twists and turns but, since taking over as...
Railway colleagues from all grades gathered at Southwark Cathedral to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting in the Great War.
Estimates put the number of rail staff...
GTR and The Prince's Trust have helped 182 youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds gain work experience through their 'Get into Railway' programme. As the partnership celebrates its fifth anniversary, Stewart Thorpe discovers its...
Archway, Network Rail’s LGBT+ employee network, recently held the third conference in its six-year history. Nigel Wordsworth went along to find out how the network has been engaging with both Network Rail...
Earlier this year, Transport Focus revealed Heathrow Express (HEx) was - for the third time in a row - the train operator passengers are most satisfied with.
HEx prides...
On multibillion-pound megaprojects across the globe, clients are relying on the technical expertise of professional services firm Jacobs to overcome their biggest challenges.
Whether it’s this core capability or...
The cogs are turning on the RailStaff Awards as the grand celebration on November 28 creeps ever closer.
Hundreds of nominations are now live at www.railstaffawards.com and colleagues are...
