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Condor Ferries director embarks on new venture at Arriva Rail London

A former Condor Ferries director has swapped the English Channel for the English capital by joining Arriva Rail London (ARL). Alicia Andrews, who was most...

Ex-Costain rail director becomes chairman of Aspin

Civil engineering firm Aspin has appointed Costain's former rail director Gren Edwards as its new chairman. Edwards brings with him a wealth of  experience in the...

Morson acquires Anderselite

Morson Group has completed a takeover of Anderselite Holdings, the parent company of technical recruitment agency Anderselite Ltd. As a result, Anderselite will now become part of...

London business explains how city could pay for Crossrail 2

With London asked to foot half of the bill to deliver Crossrail 2, business advocacy group London First has come up with a plan...

Young cancer sufferer fulfils dream to become a train driver

Staff at Great Western Railway (GWR) have helped make a young cancer sufferer's dreams come true by making him a train driver for a...

Digital railway comes to Derby

Balfour Beatty has opened a Rail Innovation Centre at its site in Derby which will drive the development of its intelligent asset management technology. Around...

Fair deal for suppliers

In 2012, Network Rail introduced its Fair Payment Charter - a voluntary scheme which encouraged the industry’s biggest contractors to pay their suppliers faster....

New commercial director at Merseyrail

Merseyrail's head of marketing and corporate social responsibility (CSR) Suzanne Grant has been promoted to the role of commercial director. Over the past five years...

Crossrail HR director joins Siemens

Siemens UK & Ireland has appointed Crossrail's former talent & resources director as its new director of human resources. Valerie Todd will start on October...

Industry veteran added to Hull Trains managerial team

Industry veteran Steve Pugh has become the latest appointment at open access operator Hull Trains. Steve, whose career began as a British Rail trainee driver...

New Crossrail board appointments to support transition to the Elizabeth line

Crossrail has announced the appointment of three new members to its board to support the project's transition to the Elizabeth line. Non-executive directors Pam Alexander...

Application successful to launch new Blackpool North-Euston service

Great North Western Railway (GNWR), owned by Arriva Trains subsidiary Alliance Rail Holdings (ARH), has successfully applied to operate new direct passenger services between Blackpool...

New starter to spearhead digital innovation at Hull Trains

Hull Trains has appointed a new head of digital to spearhead innovation and enhance its customer experience. Khalid Amin, who has more than 15 years' of...

Greater Anglia engineers begin ‘intense’ maintenance training for new trains

Groups of Greater Anglia systems technicians are being flown to Switzerland for an intense programme of maintenance training. The engineers will look after the operator's...

GTR appoints replacement CEO

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has moved quickly to replace outgoing chief executive Charles Horton, who resigned last month amid ongoing challenges to introduce the May...

Midland Metro becomes West Midlands Metro

The Midland Metro has been rebranded as the West Midlands Metro as control of the light rail system passes over from National Express to...

LNER completes takeover from Virgin Trains East Coast

London North Eastern Railway (LNER), the Department for Transport's (DfT) operator of last resort, has taken over the InterCity East Coast franchise from Virgin Trains East...

NCHSR pens partnership with Alstom’s rail academy

The National College for High-Speed Rail (NCHSR) has established a partnership with Alstom's Academy for Rail in Widnes. The agreement will see NCHSR lead on...