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New chief at Kier

26th March 2019

Andrew Davies, construction group Wates' former chief executive, has been appointed as the new CEO of Kier. He...

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Learning leader role created for Tyne and Wear Metro

20th March 2019

Nexus has created a 'head of learning' post to lead on the delivery of Tyne and Wear Metro training programmes.

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All change for RailStaff Awards host

20th March 2019

Richard Salkeld, the host of the 2018 RailStaff Awards, has announced his departure from Great Western Railway to return to an old...

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Farewell to David Waboso

13th March 2019

Industry colleague Clive Kessell looks back at the career of the talented project engineer The impending...

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Hero officer aims to raise £10k for PTSD charity

5th March 2019

BTP officer Leon McLeod is running his first marathon to raise money for servicemen and women who suffer from post traumatic stress...

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Patrick Parsons’ appointment

5th March 2019

Engineering consultancy Patrick Parsons has recruited a new director for rail. Sen Jay Dookayka was most recently interim head...

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Execs depart Orange Army

5th March 2019

Francis Paonessa, the managing director of Infrastructure Projects (IP), and Alison Rumsey, group human resources director, are both set to leave Network...

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Amey promotes ex-Carillion MD

5th March 2019

Andy Joy has been promoted to rail sector director at Amey. The former business director joined the company in...

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Nottingham Trams boss joins RFM

5th March 2019

Paul Robinson, the managing director of Nottingham Trams, has replaced outgoing chair Paul Francis at Rail Forum Midlands (RFM).

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Shepherd to tend to safety at Hull Trains

5th March 2019

Hull Trains has appointed Mark Shepherd as its head of safety and environment. Mark will tackle issues surrounding the...

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Success Story

4th March 2019

A trio of senior promotions have been made at Story Contracting after what it describes as an "exceptional start" to 2019.

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New head of apprenticeships at Network Rail

13th February 2019

Network Rail has hired its first dedicated head of apprenticeships. Newstarter Richard Turner joins from Virgin Trains where he...

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Community rail partner for Isle of Purbeck

11th February 2019

Purbeck Community Rail Partnership (CRP) has employed a part-time community rail partnership officer (CRPO) thanks to funding from South Western Railway (SWR)....

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Robinson onboard for Wales

11th February 2019

Not-for-profit government agency Transport for Wales has appointed Lee Robinson as development director for North Wales. The region will...

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Railway flash mob releases charity single

25th January 2019

A choral flash mob that went viral with a performance of 'Lean on Me' at Christmas has released a charity single. Known as 'Voices for...

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Greater Anglia hires fleet director from Arriva

24th January 2019

Martin Beable, fleet director of Arriva UK's trains bid team, is set to join Greater Anglia in March as the new engineering director. Martin, who...

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Bloom set for Transport for the North

24th January 2019

A transport leader who previously managed the strategy for the £2 billion East Coast main line upgrade is set to join Transport for the North...

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Move for digital railway boss

21st January 2019

Doug Blanc has moved from SNC-Lavalin to Ricardo, where he will lead the digital railway and digital resilience teams. Based at Ricardo’s Derby technical centre,...