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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...

TfL eyes international business opportunities with new appointment

Transport for London (TfL) has appointed WSP's operations director to lead its new international consulting business. Helen Murphy will join TfL as director of commercial...

BTP opens first regional counter-terrorism unit

The British Transport Police (BTP) has opened its first regional counter-terrorism unit as part of a "major uplift" in its counter-terrorism capabilities. BTP said the introduction of...

Heathrow Southern Railway appoints CEO

The board of Heathrow Southern Railway Limited (HSRL) has announced the promotion of Graham Cross to CEO. Graham joined HSRL in 2017 and has worked closely...

Experienced tunneller to lead HS2 JV

The Align joint venture (JV), which is delivering the C1 works package in the central area of HS2 Phase One, has appointed a new...

Specialist slab track training facility opens in Staffordshire

Students from the National College for High-Speed Rail (NCHSR) will have the opportunity to get to grips with slab track at a new specialist...

Porterbrook appoints head of structured finance

Porterbrook has announced the appointment of Stefan Rose as head of structured finance. Stefan will leave his current role in UBS Asset Management's infrastructure debt...

Van Elle appoints new chief executive

Nottinghamshire-based piling and ground engineering specialists Van Elle has appointed a new chief executive. Incumbent Jon Fenton, who announced he was stepping down in November...

Windsor & Eton Central station to be renamed Harry & Meghan Central

Royal wedding fever has gripped the nation and nowhere is it being felt more than in the town of Windsor. With more than 100,000 people...