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First woman yard controller at Crown Point depot

Greater Anglia has appointed its first-ever woman yard controller at Crown Point depot, Norwich. Helen Dickerson, who has worked in the rail industry for 17...

Network Rail trio join SLC Rail

SLC Rail has appointed three new senior executives to its Midlands-based team. Nathan Campsall, Paul Fountaine and Ian Chambers - all of who join from...

Train, tram and Tube operators mark centenary of WWI Armistice

Special preparations are in place across the country's light and heavy railways to mark 100 years since the end of World War One. Ahead of...

Community rail celebrated at movement’s annual showcase

The Severnside Community Rail Partnership (SCRP) scooped the top award at the Association of Community Rail Partnerships' (ACoRP) biggest night of the year. Around 480 community...

Heathrow Express recruits new director and head of operations

Airport rail link Heathrow Express (HEx) has made two key senior appointments. Les Freer (above left), formerly head of ground handling, strategy and licensing at...

London Underground MD joins Crossrail

Mark Wild is set to become the new chief executive of Crossrail Ltd. Since June 2016, Mark has been the managing director of London Underground,...

A holistic approach to health and wellbeing

Report by Niamh McMahon, health and wellbeing specialist, RSSB   At RSSB the topic of employee health and wellbeing in the rail industry is not a...

Archaeologists begin work on HS2

A record number of archaeologists and heritage experts from the UK and overseas have begun work on HS2 Phase One as part of the project's...

New WSP rail engineering directors for north and south regions

WSP has announced the appointment of two new deputy group directors for rail engineering services. Ex-Network Rail project manager Andrew Dodds will oversee the south...

Senior appointments at Stobart Rail & Civils

Stobart Rail & Civils has made three new appointments to its senior management team in preparation for the start of CP6 in 2019. Keith Robertson,...

PPE of yesterday, today and tomorrow

Records have shown that rail workers have equipped themselves with personal protective equipment (PPE) since the 19th century. As industry safety practices have been...

Derby injects new life into old trains

It’s 1:30pm at Etches Park train depot in Derby and the canteen is filling up. Technicians down tools and join the excited chatter of...

Track Safety Alliance on tour

More delegates than ever before attended the latest Track Safety Alliance (TSA) conference in October, which was held away from Network Rail’s Westwood training...

Shadow transport secretary believes government will be “forced to act” before Rail Review reports back

Far from providing stability, shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald says the recently launched Rail Review has caused “paralysis and confusion” across the industry by...

How Network Rail is starting difficult conversations to address workplace taboos

Creating more diverse, inclusive workplaces will require everyone to have some difficult conversations. Discussions to address gender equality, the industry’s ageing workforce and mental...

Project Bake Off

If you know the difference between a soggy bottom and a showstopper, there's a good chance you've been topping off your Tuesday with Channel...

Virgin programme aims to get prisoners job-ready

Virgin Trains has launched what it describes as the first in-prison employability programme aimed at building the workplace skills that prisoners need to make...

Familiar face becomes president of RBF

Record producer and rail enthusiast Pete Waterman has become the new president of the Railway Benefit Fund (RBF). Pete will help to raise the profile...