After nearly four decades in the railway industry, Howard Smith OBE, director of the Elizabeth line, is retiring from Transport for London (TfL). Speaking...
Rail leaders gathered at the Houses of Parliament this week for a special reception hosted by Lilian Greenwood MP, celebrating the Railway Mission’s ongoing...
Global infrastructure firm AECOM has announced the appointment of Steve Higham as managing director for transportation in Europe and India. Steve will lead the...
Systra UK & Ireland has appointed Jonathan Scott as managing director - engineering.
A chartered engineer with more than 30 years’ experience, Jonathan is a...
TransPennine Express (TPE) has announced the addition of Manchester-born Fiona Roberts as its new finance director.
Fiona, from Boothstown, brings a wealth of experience to...
Colin Wheeler examines the incidents and accidents keeping the Rail Accident Investigation Branch busy.
In July, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) published its...
Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain considers what jobs may emerge over the next century to meet the industry’s evolving needs.
Roles in rail are enigmatic. On one hand,...
RailStaff has reported regularly on the activities of the Rebuilding Futures Alliance, the not-for-profit organisation driven by a single mission: to help ex-offenders find...
Employees of the railway never stop learning, and the industry is generous when it comes to providing courses and qualifications. RailStaff looks over the...
The Railway 200 Rail Safety Pack educates children on safe, confident travel, and inspires lifelong public transport use for a safer, sustainable future.
As the...
Liam Johnston
Sometimes, there are platforms where trains fail to arrive. Not because of engineering works or signal failures, but because something more profound has...
The Learning, Development & Investing in People award celebrates the individuals and teams that demonstrated an outstanding commitment to developing talent within the industry....
