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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...

Richard Hines to succeed Ian Prosser CBE as chief inspector of railways

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has announced that one of its deputy chief inspectors with a lengthy career in engineering and safety...

New Director of Asset Management and Assurance for Customer Services at Siemens Mobility

Siemens Mobility today announced the appointment of Syeda Ghufran who joins as the new Director of Asset Management and Assurance for Customer Services. Syeda brings...

Chiltern Railways appoint three new members to its Director team

Chiltern Railways is pleased to announce three new additions to the Executive team.   Tony Baxter has joined Chiltern as Operations Director. Tony has extensive experience...

Marc Winterton appointed Managing Director, Park Signalling

Marc Winterton has been appointed Managing Director, Park Signalling.  With over 30 years’ technical engineering and commercial experience in digital and telecommunication technologies, for companies...

TfL appoints new Chief Operating Officer

Transport for London (TfL) has today announced that Claire Mann, who is currently Managing Director of South Western Railway (SWR), has been appointed TfL’s...

STM Group (UK) Ltd appoints Nigel Holness as (Non-Executive) Director Rail

STM Group (UK) Limited are delighted to announce the appointment of Nigel Holness as their new Director Rail. Nigel, who was previously Managing Director...

CILT(UK) appoints new chief executive

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK – CILT(UK) has announced the appointment of Paul Adams as its new chief executive...

Natasha Grice joins Transport Focus leadership team

Natasha Grice will take up the post of director at Transport Focus on 20 November 2023. She joins Transport Focus from her current post...

Northern appoints new finance director

Northern has appointed Richard Hinds as its new finance director. Hinds, from Settle in North Yorkshire, joins the train operator today (Monday 13 November) having...

New leader appointed for Hitachi Rail’s Australian business

Hitachi Rail has announced the appointment of Sarfaraz Samnakay as Managing Director and Country Representative for Hitachi Rail Australia. Mr Samnakay is a rail executive...

Northern appoints new head of property to oversee station estate

Northern has appointed Jayne Breen as its new head of property. Jayne, from Manchester, joins from Carlisle Support Services but is a familiar face as...

Mark Pavlides joins GTR as chief customer officer

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has appointed Mark Pavlides as Chief Customer Officer. This new role is at the heart of decision-making for GTR and will...