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Alex Hynes appointed DfT’s director general for rail services

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the appointment of Alex Hynes to the role of director general, Rail Services. Alex will join the...

Liz Baldwin named new director for Southern Integrated Delivery

Liz Baldwin has been appointed as the Southern Integrated Delivery (SID) director to deliver Network Rail’s Southern region’s renewals portfolio for the next 10...

Network Rail appoints Jason Hamilton to lead railway in North & East

Jason Hamilton has been named as the new route director of Network Rail's North & East route. He will take over the role from...

CIRO chief executive to step down after 12-years

CIRO Chief Executive Fiona Tordoff has announced she will step down from her role following more than a decade of leadership that significantly improved...

High Speed Rail Group appoints new Chair

The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) is delighted to announce that Dyan Perry has recently been appointedas the Group’s new Chair. In her newly created...

Northern has appointed Jason Wade as its new regional director for the North East.

Jason is currently the train operator's head of retail operations and will have a phased transition into his new role while a replacement is...

Anthony Smith to take over as chair of Independent Rail Retailers

Anthony Smith is to become the new chair of Independent Rail Retailers (IRR) when he steps down from his role as chief executive at...

Nigel Holness joins CPC as non-exec

One of the UK’s most experienced rail executives, Nigel Holness, has joined CPC Project Services (CPC), as Non-Executive Director, to support CPC’s transport and...

Nuclear Transport Solutions appoints new rail managing director

Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) has announced that, following a competitive recruitment process, Gottfried Eymer has been appointed as managing director - rail. Gottfried will be...

Rail Delivery Group appoints David Brown as Chair

David Brown, managing director UK Trains at Arriva, has been appointed as chair of Rail Delivery Group (RDG). David has served on RDG’s board...

Lucy McAuliffe to run the railway in Sussex

Network Rail’s Southern region has appointed Lucy McAuliffe as its permanent Sussex route director to lead the operation of one of the busiest rail...

Stuart Browing to lead c2c’s new Safety, Sustainability and Compliance department

Rail operator c2c has created a new Safety, Sustainability and Compliance department, with Stuart Browning appointed to lead the new function.  Formerly the firm’s head...

UKTram appoints new Chair

Stephen Edwards has been appointed as the new Chair of UKTram, the organisation representing the country’s light rail sector. Stephen joins UKTram with a successful...

Ian Lockett joins Vertiv Infrastructure

Vertiv Infrastructure is thrilled to announce the addition of Ian Lockett to its team, where he will play a pivotal role in driving growth...

Taziker appoints Neil Harrison as CEO

Engineering firm Taziker has announced Neil Harrison as its CEO, supported by Jason Worrall as the group managing director. Both Neil and Jason are...

Northern names new head of operational standards

Mark Gardner has been named as Northern’s new head of operational standards. In this role, he will be responsible for developing, implementing, and reviewing...

CrossCountry appoints Zoe Kennedy as HR director

Long-distance train operator CrossCountry has announced the appointment of Zoe Kennedy as HR director. Zoe has extensive experience in sectors including financial services and energy,...

New route director for Network Rail’s Wessex route

Network Rail’s Southern region has announced Mark Goodall as its route director to lead the Wessex route, one of the busiest networks in the...