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Riding New Zealand’s TranzAlpine

Among the best ways of seeing New Zealand - a landscape made famous by the Lord of the Rings film - is by rail....

Baby on board

Railway staff are stepping up efforts to look after young mums onboard after a baby was born on a commuter service last month. Baby Phoebe...

Northern Ireland Railways: Europe’s untold success story

The success of Northern Ireland Railways is one of Europe’s best kept secrets. Writes Tim Casterton Skirting the edge of Europe, the popular and scenic...

Contracts let for HS2

Three contracts have been let for the next stage of High Speed 2, Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds. The contracts will provide preparatory engineering and...

Forest Trans-Pennine

Underscoring the rail industry’s commitment to a green and clean future, First TransPennine Express has teamed up with the Forestry Commission to donate tens...

Skyfall takes the train

Stars, producers and writers of ‘Skyfall’, one of the most successful films in cinema history, met at London King’s Cross station to unveil East...

London Calling

Bombardier workers in Derby look set to receive a late Christmas present if the order for additional class 378 vehicles goes ahead. Transport for London...

Ian Bullock to lead Arriva Trains Wales

Ian Bullock is the new managing director of Trenau Arriva Cymru. Ian, Customer Service Director at ATW since December 2003 replaces Tim Bell. The ATW...

McLoughlin restarts franchise programme

The DfT is to push ahead with a new franchising programme after digesting Richard Brown’s review – conducted in the wake of the West...

Wake up call

Luxury-class cabins, showers, televisions and gourmet dining are just some of the add-ons expected to be considered by bidders hoping to operate the Anglo-Scottish...

advance-TRS launches new website

advance-TRS launches its new and advanced website - advancerailwayjobs.com After much anticipation, expert Railway Recruitment Company advance-TRS has launched its state-of-the-art new website this month...

Passenger satisfaction soars

‘Passengers are saying the quality of rail services is improving,’ says Passenger Focus chief executive, Anthony Smith. ‘The combination of increased income from fares, government...

Final tickets please

Railways are a family affair for the Bellchambers. Both his sons work for Greater Anglia, John as an Operations Manager and David as a Train...

Swiss role for c2c

Top performer, c2c, has been named again as the most punctual train company in Britain over the past year. Results show that over the past...

Andrew McNaughton to head Balfour Beatty

Andrew McNaughton takes over from Ian Tyler as Chief Executive of Balfour Beatty on 31st March, 2013. Andrew is currently Deputy Chief Executive and Chief...

Hitachi completes Rail Enginering Company acquisition

Hitachi Europe has acquired the Railway Engineering Company Ltd from James Fisher and Sons plc. TRE supplies train simulators and automatic routing systems. The move...

Rail procurement procedure recognises sustainability

Network Rail Infrastructure Projects has made sustainability a formal part of its procurement process, with five per cent of tenders now hinging on a...

New media for YRP

The Young Railway Professionals (YRP) has launched a brand new website with a social network at its heart. www.youngrailwayprofessionals. org – took its inspiration from...