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RailStaff Awards 2023 honours industry superstars

The great and good of the Rail Industry gathered at Birmingham’s NEC last night (Thursday 30 November) for the RailStaff Awards 2023. After another eventful...

Network Rail director uses artworks to support Railway Mission

Iain Ferguson, director of regulatory liaison and accident investigation, at Network Rail, has a stressful job that involves dealing with complex and sensitive issues...

CILT(UK) appoints new chief executive

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK – CILT(UK) has announced the appointment of Paul Adams as its new chief executive...

UKTram appoints new Chair

Stephen Edwards has been appointed as the new Chair of UKTram, the organisation representing the country’s light rail sector. Stephen joins UKTram with a successful...

Natasha Grice joins Transport Focus leadership team

Natasha Grice will take up the post of director at Transport Focus on 20 November 2023. She joins Transport Focus from her current post...

Northern appoints new finance director

Northern has appointed Richard Hinds as its new finance director. Hinds, from Settle in North Yorkshire, joins the train operator today (Monday 13 November) having...

First conductors for new Northumberland Line begin training

The first three conductors recruited to work on the new Northumberland Line have started their training with Northern – as the closing date for...

TBF presents its Rail Staff Christmas Carol Service 2023

Get ready to sing your hearts out as The Rail Staff Christmas Carol Service returns on Thursday 14 December at St Mary’s Church, Somers...

CrossCountry appoints Zoe Kennedy as HR director

Long-distance train operator CrossCountry has announced the appointment of Zoe Kennedy as HR director. Zoe has extensive experience in sectors including financial services and energy,...

Lucy McAuliffe to run the railway in Sussex

Network Rail’s Southern region has appointed Lucy McAuliffe as its permanent Sussex route director to lead the operation of one of the busiest rail...

Stuart Browing to lead c2c’s new Safety, Sustainability and Compliance department

Rail operator c2c has created a new Safety, Sustainability and Compliance department, with Stuart Browning appointed to lead the new function.  Formerly the firm’s head...

Michael Watkins (1947 – 2023)

Paul Darlington Born in January 1947, Michael Watkins joined British Rail as a student engineer while living in Mill Hill London in the late 1960s....

Rising to the top: Cameron O’Connell, Adcomms

While the rail industry leans heavily on the time-earned knowledge of its more experienced staff, it also clamours for new ideas, fresh ways of...

Hero among Heroes: Rizwan Javed, MTR Elizabeth line

Everyone put forward for Samaritans Lifesaver Award is a genuine, real-life hero. The Award recognises those who have demonstrated deep courage and compassion by...

Fatigue, fines, and a reopened investigation

Colin Wheeler A court case was heard in Aberdeen on 7 September concerning the triple fatality passenger train accident at Carmont, west of Stonehaven, back...

Non-compliance with structures examinations “Network Rail not good enough!”

Colin Wheeler I had optimistically hoped to write in this edition describing the process and timescale agreed between the Office of Rail & Road (ORR)...

Partners in safety

RailStaff speaks to Samantha Facey, Health, Safety and Security director at Govia Thameslink Railway, about itsrenewed partnership with the British Transport Police. The safety of...

A beacon of hope and a lifeline of support

Liam Johnston Railway Mission's Chaplaincy’s Liam Johnston discusses the devastating impact of suicide and the role thatchaplains play in supporting individuals and the industry. In the...