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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...

Armitt to chair National Express

Sir John Armitt, the man who helped set up Network Rail and oversaw the hugely successful Olympic Delivery Authority will become the next chairman...

New post for Powell

David Powell will be overseeing the procurement of new trains for the Merseyrail network. Powell, 44, has been appointed Project Director, Rolling Stock. David has...

ScotRail takes on more apprentices

ScotRail has taken on a second tranche of recruits for its Modern Apprenticeship in Customer Service. The apprentices will study for an SVQ Level 2...

Laidlaw blames inadequate planning

Virgin Trains will continue to run West Coast rail services for the next 9 to 13 months, following a decision by transport secretary, Patrick...

Olympic kit reunion for Team GB swimmer

Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson has been reunited with his Olympic kit which he left on a train thanks to keen nosed detective work...

Green Light for new Oxford – Marylebone Route

A new rail route between Oxford and London Marylebone via Bicester has finally been given the go ahead. The Secretary of State for Transport under...

Northern sees number of female applicants soar

Northern Rail is stepping up its driver recruitment and training programme by attracting more women to the job. Over the past year the number of...

URS backs McNulty’s Value for Money Strategy

‘The rail industry has the opportunity for substantial further growth, building on the successes of the past fifteen years,’ said Sir Roy McNulty at...

Energy award for East Coast

East Coast has won an award for reducing energy use at its stations, depots and offices. The company has been awarded the Gold Carbon Saver...

Rail Vehicle Enhancements 2012

All train operators strive to improve their passenger experience. Comfortable and happy passengers are likely to travel again, and it is a major way...

Viegas to head forum

Internationally renowned academic, José Viegas of Portugal, is the new Secretary-General of the International Transport Forum. ‘I am delighted to come to this job at...

War in the West

Most rail chiefs will tell you the most important people in a railway company are the staff. A company like Virgin Trains or First...