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Cheeseman joins Hull Trains

FirstGroup has appoint a new managing director for its subsidiary, open access rail operator Hull Trains. Louise Cheeseman will now permanently take up the position...

GTR appoints replacement CEO

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has moved quickly to replace outgoing chief executive Charles Horton, who resigned last month amid ongoing challenges to introduce the May...

From the London Underground to world domination

Shauni McDonald picked up her first award in 2011, quickly followed by another two in the same year. In 2012, she was presented with...

RailStaff Awards: Better every year

It takes a great deal of effort to organise and host a major awards event like the RailStaff Awards. It is a logistical juggling...

BTP awards ‘top police officer’ accolade

Chief constable Paul Crowther named the British Transport Police's (BTP) top officer as the force celebrated its very best work at a ceremony earlier...

ScotRail appoints first female engineering director

Syeda Ghufran has become ScotRail's first female engineering director - just eight years after first joining the train company. She joined the business as a engineering...

LNER completes takeover from Virgin Trains East Coast

London North Eastern Railway (LNER), the Department for Transport's (DfT) operator of last resort, has taken over the InterCity East Coast franchise from Virgin Trains East...

NCHSR pens partnership with Alstom’s rail academy

The National College for High-Speed Rail (NCHSR) has established a partnership with Alstom's Academy for Rail in Widnes. The agreement will see NCHSR lead on...

Praise for staff after Tube station explosion

Trade union RMT has praised station staff for getting passengers to safety following an explosion on the London Underground. At around 7:00pm on June 19,...

A new life for closed railway lines

Victorian Britain witnessed the creation of a 20,000 route mile national railway network, of which about 10,000 route miles remain today as an operational...

Crossrail on the cusp

She may have a lifetime of royal engagements behind her, but in December Her Majesty The Queen will experience a first as she opens...

GTR boss steps down amid timetable woes

The chief executive of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), Charles Horton, has tendered his resignation following the ongoing challenges the operator faces to introduce the...

GWR launches ‘trainbow’ train to promote Pride

Great Western Railway (GWR) has unveiled a special livered intercity express train to promote Pride events across its network. The train company launched the special...

Rail staff named in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

The rail industry has once again featured highly in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. One of the most high-profile names was Network Rail chief executive...

London Bridge attack hero set to return to work

A British Transport Police (BTP) officer who tackled armed terrorists during the London Bridge attack has spoken of his ongoing rehabilitation a year on. On...

Bentham bids to become country’s first dementia-friendly community line

An innovative project has been launched on the Leeds-Morecambe line - also known as the Bentham line - to make it the country's first dementia-friendly community...

FirstGroup CEO steps down

FirstGroup's Tim O'Toole has stepped down from the company's board and as CEO with immediate effect. The news comes after the firm announced losses of...

DB chief to chair RDG freight board

The CEO of DB Cargo UK, Hans-Georg Werner, has been made chair of the Rail Delivery Group's (RDG) freight board. Werner said the rail freight sector has...