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TPE driver raises over £55,000 for charity

A TransPennine Express (TPE) driver has raised more than £55,000 for charity by offering a front row seat to train journeys across the north...

Lumo drives innovation with new appointment

Lumo has announced the strategic appointment of Rachel Firth as customer experience and innovation manager, reinforcing its commitment to delivering transformative growth and setting...

Southern engineer’s digital art blasted off to moon

By day, Edward Fee is an engineer servicing trains at Southern’s Stewarts Lane Depot in Battersea. By night, he is a digital artist with...

c2c recovers £596,493 from fare evaders in record year

Local rail operator Trenitalia c2c recouped a record-breaking £596,493 from ticketless travel in 2024, after clamping down on fare evasion through a variety of...

TransPennine Express announces newest director

TransPennine Express (TPE) has appointed Andrew McClements as its new customer experience and transformation director. Andrew’s career spans 10 years at TPE and includes working...

GTR employee reveals how the company is cracking down on antisocial behaviour

Ross Evans joined Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) as a rail enforcement officer in 2020, where he worked on the frontline to help crack down...

RailStaff Insights: Matthew Moxon, Northern

Matthew Moxon, head of talent acquisition at Northern, joined the rail industry in September 2023. He talks to RailStaff about his experience of working...

Best mates with decades of combined service in North East set to hang up their hats

Two friends who have worked on the railway across the North East for a combined 63 years are set to hang up their hats...

GTR appoints John Gerrard as chief finance officer

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), has announced that John Gerrard has been appointed as its chief finance officer (CFO) and will begin the role in...

GTR appoints first security improvement manager

Hannah Lindsay has become Govia Thameslink Railway's (GTR) first ever security improvement manager. Hannah joined GTR as a rail enforcement officer (REO) in 2019, where...

Former London Underground man Chris Clarke joins Northern

Northern has appointed Chris Clarke as its new head of operational delivery in the North West. Clarke, from Stockport in Greater Manchester, has previously spent...

Rail safety challenges for the new government

Colin Wheeler The Rail Accident and Incident Board (RAIB) has issued its annual report for the calendar year 2023. The bald statistics, ongoing reports, and...

Nationalisation: What will it mean?

Colin Wheeler considers the impact of the Labour Government's plans to re-nationalise the railways. In the run up to this year’s General Election, the Labour...

Your railways need you

The new Labour government has announced bold plans for rail and, though much will change in the next few years, many things will stay...

Northern staff in County Durham praised for saving woman in distress

Three members of Northern’s train presentation team have been praised after they saved a woman who climbed onto the tracks. Connor Strover, Phil Williams and...

TPE ‘ahead of the curve’ as almost a quarter of its engineers are women

TransPennine Express (TPE) is ‘ahead of the curve’ as almost a quarter of the train operator’s fleet and engineering team are women. While the rail...

Kevin Gore appointed new boss of Northern’s Neville Hill TrainCare Centre

Northern has appointed Kevin Gore as the new manager of its historic Neville Hill TrainCare Centre in West Yorkshire. Kevin, who takes up the role...

Engineer’s career advice to women: “Take the initiative and make it happen”

An engineer working for the train operator Northern has said women shouldn’t wait to be ‘encouraged’ to consider a career in engineering – saying...