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A new life with Arc Infrastructure

If you’re seeking a career in a satisfying role, there’s no better time to pursue your dreams and relocate overseas. Australia continues to roll...

New leader appointed for Hitachi Rail’s Australian business

Hitachi Rail has announced the appointment of Sarfaraz Samnakay as Managing Director and Country Representative for Hitachi Rail Australia. Mr Samnakay is a rail executive...

RB Rail AS is announcing executive search for CEO

On 14 February, Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS announced plans for executive search for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and...

Rail Baltica joint venture appoints new Chief Programme Management Officer

On 1 February 2023, Mr Thierry Boussillon joined RB Rail AS in the capacity of Chief Programme Management Officer and member of the Management...

MTM visits London to attract UK rail talent

Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM) flew a team of its leaders 10,500 miles from Australia to scout out UK rail talent. Representatives of the company visited...

Renfe offers free rail travel in Spain from September till end of 2022

If you're planning to travel to Spain later this year and looking for a cheap way to travel, the country's national operator, Renfe, is...

Transport around the Commonwealth

Transport needs vary from country to country. The Commonwealth represents this variety and recently met to discuss global needs. Transport challenges are global, particularly in...

Egypt’s new monorail trains to be built in Derby

The trains for two new monorail systems in Egypt will be built in Derby, with the help of £1.7 billion of backing from UK...

Scottish SMEs to benefit from new international rail cluster

A series of projects designed to find more environmentally friendly train and track solutions, as well as bringing jobs and inward investment to Scotland’s...

Detailed design of HS2 Curzon Street station has reduced carbon emissions by 55%

Since the first images of the new HS2 station at Birmingham Curzon Street were released in 2018, so that planning applications could be submitted,...

Russia: only railway bridge to Murmansk collapses

The sole railway bridge that connects Murmansk in northern Russia with the rest of the country has collapsed due to the weight of water...

InnoTrans postponed!

InnoTrans, the largest global railway industry exhibition, held every two years in Berlin, Germany, has been postponed. Scheduled for 22-25 September 2020, the organisers have...

Gian Paolo Gotelli to head up TX Logistik

Rail logistics group TX Logistik has appointed Gian Paolo Gotelli as its new CEO. TX Logistik, which was founded in 1999 as a private rail transport...

The European Tram Driver Championship

Metrolink duo Caroline Haynes and Steve Shaw recorded the best finish for a British team at this year's contest. They tell Stewart Thorpe what it was like...

Travelling by train in China

Over the past 30 years China’s economy has grown at an average of 10 per cent. Although it has recently slowed to around six...

The UK at InnoTrans

Transport secretary Chris Grayling led the charge as UK rail companies went in search of new international opportunities at InnoTrans. The Railway Industry Association...

Go-Ahead lands Norwegian train operating contract

British public transport provider Go-Ahead Group has is to run train services in Norway after winning the country's first competitively tendered train operating contract. The company,...