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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...

Formal proposal for RDG

The Rail Delivery Group will be given added powers and placed on a more formal footing as the government ramps up plans for closing...

Network Rail sees rise in satisfied suppliers

It takes a confident company to approach all its major suppliers and ask their opinions on the relationship between them. It also takes a...

Russia backs international rail links

Sochi, in Russia, will host the 2014 Winter Olympics and the Russian Grand Prix. No less dramatic was the recent Seventh International Rail Business Forum....

New look for Network Rail

The number of public members of the Network Rail board has been reduced from 80  to 40. Quarterly scrutiny panels underline a new commitment to...

Milton Keynes – Home of Railway Values

At first glance the choice of Milton Keynes as the new headquarters of Network Rail seems eccentric. Look a little closer and the move is...

Personal touch

The onus of railway safety is ultimately on the individual and it means personal knowledge and personal responsibility. Pass all the laws and guidelines you...

Gatwick Express sees passenger increase

Gatwick Express, the non-stop rail-air link between central London and Gatwick Airport, has seen a 17 per cent increase in passengers in the past...

Cosalt to move to new site

Cosalt’s Workwear Division is moving to new improved premises in Stockport, Cheshire. The move to the new offices enables Cosalt to consolidate its workwear business...

Local energy for Earlestown

Railway staff and volunteers have been sprucing up historic Earlestown station in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside. The clean-up is part of a community project aimed at improving...

East Coast went M.A.D

East Coast has adopted the Railway Children as its corporate charity of choice. The news comes shortly after East Coast took part in the international...

BridgeZone appoints Steve Cordwell

Engineering Consultant, BridgeZone Limited, has appointed Steve Cordwell as Business Development Director. Steve joins from Amey where he was Head of Business Development. The appointment...

New fleet for Keyline

Keyline is pushing ahead with the purchase of 60 new vehicles, predominantly DAF CF75 crane-operated trucks, as part of a fleet replacement programme aimed...

New business for Network Rail

Network Rail has launched a new business aimed at getting better value for money on infrastructure projects. The new commercially focussed, regionally based, projects delivery...

ScotRail staff in Sleeper service pyjama party

Staff at ScotRail in Fife helped boost public awareness of sleeper services to and from London recently. Dressed in pyjamas, sleeping gowns and night caps...

App’y ScotRail

ScotRail is launching its first-ever mobile website, following a spectacular increase in passengers using smartphones and iPads to visit its site. The new website offers...

East Coast madness

Thousands of passengers helped raise £10,000 in just one day to make a difference to children living on the streets. More than 40 directors and...

Community Rail Partnership builds success

Ireland’s first community rail partnership has recorded a notable success. Last month Iarnród Éireann started running a new through Intercity service from Limerick to Dublin...