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Celebrate rail’s 200th anniversary in 2025

With just under three months to go until the start of a year-long celebration of 200 years of the modern railway in 2025, plans...

People Moves: Sept-Oct 2024

RailStaff brings you the latest top-level recruitment news from the past two months. Mona Sihota becomes PWI presidentNetwork Rail has announced that Mona Sihota,...

New survey reveals railway workers underrated in public importance

One of the south west’s railway workers stars in a new campaign to highlight the essential roles of people who keep trains running, as...

Network Rail’s Mona Sihota appointed president of the PWI

Network Rail has announced that Mona Sihota, head of drainage and lineside, has been appointed as president of the PWI. Mona brings over 35 years...

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...

Young Rail Professionals: a long, busy summer

Bonnie Price, CEO of Young Rail Professionals (YRP), keeps us up to date with all of the organisation's summer activities. We have had a busy...

Carlisle appoints Allan Gregory as director of transport security and policing

Carlisle Support Services announces the appointment of Allan Gregory as the new director of transport security and policing. After recently retiring from his role...

New chief transformation and digitalisation officer appointed at DB Cargo UK

DB Cargo UK has appointed a new chief transformation and digitalisation officer to spearhead an innovative overhaul of the company’s technological landscape. Mike Gray, who...

New CFO appointed at HS1 Ltd

HS1 Ltd has announced the appointment of Virginie Merle as the company’s new CFO. Virginie, who has been the UK, Middle East and India CFO...

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...

Managing Director of West Coast Partnership Development awarded OBE

Shamit Gaiger, managing director of West Coast Partnership Development (WCPD), has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the King’s Birthday...

Network Rail’s Sharon Salmon recognised in King’s Birthday Honours list

Network Rail’s Sharon Salmon has been made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the railway and diversity...

All change, please

There’s been a sense of change in the air ever since Rishi Sunak called a General Election for 4 July. It would be wrong...

Safety awareness & culture need to improve

Colin Wheeler I was pleased to see the recent updating of Network Rail’s Safety Bulletins on their Safety Central website which is accessible to all....

Expert commentary – Ruth Busby, GWR & Network Rail Wales and Western

Ruth Busby, people and transformation director (regional) for GWR and Network Rail Wales and Western, forged a career path in HR before joining the...

Time to close the gap

RailStaff’s new columnist, Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain, explains why an industry-wide push on EDI is essential. In many ways, the rail industry is extraordinarily honest. When there...

Women in Rail: driving equality, equity, and diversity

It’s been some time RailStaff reported on the work of Women in Rail, the charity which strives to improve diversity in the industry by...

TOCs taking pride in diversity & inclusion

With Pride Month running from 31 May to 30 June, it’s an ideal time for the industry to champion diversity and fly the flag...