General Interest
Chief Executive of HS2 joins Loughborough University as a Visiting Professor
The Chief Executive of HS2 Ltd and Loughborough alumnus, Mark Thurston, has joined the University as Visiting Professor of Complex Project and Programme Leadership.Professor...
Company News
Virtual ‘Bridge to Schools’ events across South Wales hosted by Transport for Wales and Alun Griffiths.
An exciting partnership between Transport for Wales and Alun Griffiths will engage Welsh school pupils on activities in engineering, transport and construction.Hosted by TfW,...
Company News
Two Taziker executives promoted to the board
Two of Taziker Industrial’s senior managers have been promoted to the board of directors. Robert Paterson and Darren Jackson join the board with immediate...
Company News
New sustainability director for RSSB
George Davies has been appointed as RSSB’s new director of sustainable development to lead a new, dedicated programme designed to reinvigorate the railway’s collective...
Company News
New chairman at Angel Trains
Leading train leasing companies Angel Trains has announced the appointment of its new chairman, Mark Russell CBE, who will be joining the Board from...
Company News
New industry champions at Rail Supply Group
Two leading experts have been appointed to the Rail Supply Group’s industry-wide Council.Lizi Stewart, managing director of transportation at Atkins, becomes the joint RSG...
Company News
Peter Bimson promoted to project director at EKFB
HS2 main contractor EKFB, a joint venture of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial and BAM, has appointed Peter Bimson as its new project director.Peter, who previously...
Company News
Laura Shoaf to chair Urban Transport Group
The new chairman of the Urban Transport Group has been named as Laura Shoaf, the managing director of Transport for West Midlands (TfWM).Previosly the...
Careers
SLC Rail is officially a Great Place to Work
Third-party rail scheme specialist SLC Rail has received Great Place to Work-Certification™ as a result of its commitment to creating a positive and enjoyable...
Company News
Joanne Lake joins Morson Group as non-executive director
Morson Group, the recruitment and talent specialist, has appointed Joanne Lake as non-executive director to help drive strategic growth within its core STEM markets...
Company News
Senior appointments at Maritime
Maritime Transport, operator of the new rail freight hub at East Midlands Gateway, has announced three new appointments to its senior management team.Vincent Van...
Company News
Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub launched
A Tram Train Pilot Learning Hub has been launched by Network Rail, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) and Stagecoach Supertram. It contains a...
General Interest
RAIB investigates train overspeeding in Aberdeenshire
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is looking into how two trains went through an emergency speed restriction between Laurencekirk and Portlethen, Aberdeenshire, on 4...
General Interest
Steve Cordwell joins Universal Group
Steve Cordwell has been announced as the new business development manager for specialist piling, civils and resource company the Universal Group.Steve, who has spent...
Company News
New health and safety passport for HS2 workers
HS2 is working with Midland-based Biosite to develop a new initiative that will boost health and safety and competency insight across the supply chainThe...
General Interest
New rail director at Van Elle
Piling, geotechnical and ground engineering contractor Van Elle has appointed David Buckley to lead its specialist rail division.With a geotechnical background, David joins Van...
General Interest
Well-known faces receive New Year’s Honours
Several friends of RailStaff and Rail Media have been honoured in the New Year’s Honours List this year.Martin Frobisher, Network Rail’s group safety and...
Industry News
RAIB issues safety message after derailment at Bognor Regis
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released a Safety Digest covering a recent derailment at Bognor Regis station.On 22 October 2020, at around...
