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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...

TransPennine Express appoints new managing director

Chris Jackson has been appointed managing director of TransPennine Trains (TransPennine Express) effective from 14 September 2023. Chris has been leading TransPennine Express as interim...

New steering group appointment for Women in Rail Scotland

Women in Rail has welcomed a new member to its Scotland Steering Group. Laura McWilliams, capital delivery programme manager for Network Rail, joins the group,...

Loram UK names new managing director

Debbie Francis OBE has been appointed as the new managing director of Loram UK. Debbie will build on Loram’s strong relationships with key clients such...

Women in Rail appoints new chair

Women in Rail has announced the appointment of Marie Daly as the charity's newChair. Marie has worked in the rail sector for more than 13...

Railway Benefit Fund announces new CEO

The Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) has appointed Jo Kaye as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Jo brings to the role an extensive background in...

Colette Carroll to lead Atkins Transportation division

Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, has appointed Colette Carroll as managing director of its Transportation division for the UK & Europe. Colette joined...

Northern appoints Legal & General executive to head-up talent acquisition

Northern has appointed Matthew Moxon as its new head of talent acquisition. Moxon, from Boston Spa in West Yorkshire, joins the train operator from Legal...

Northern appoints Tricia Williams as new managing director

Train operator, Northern, will be appointing Tricia Williams as its new managing director. Tricia, who is currently Northern’s chief operating officer, will take over from...

New managing director for Network Rail’s Eastern region

Jake Kelly, currently the company’s system operator director, has been appointed as the new managing director of its Eastern region, starting the role on...

Rob Morris and Sambit Banerjee appointed joint CEOs for Siemens Mobility UK

Chief Financial Officer Julie Owen appointed as Chair of the UK Board Siemens Mobility announced that Rob Morris, Managing Director of Rail Infrastructure (RI) and...

Merseyrail names new managing director

Neil Grabham has today been named as the new managing director of Merseyrail. Currently the customer services director for East Midlands Railway, Neil brings a...

DfT appoints interim director general for Rail Infrastructure Group

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that Anit Chandarana, lead director of Great British Railways Transition Team, will be joining it as interim...

Romain Pison joins SYSTRA as director of decarbonisation

Decarbonisation expert Romain Pison has joined Systra’s UK & Ireland Consultancy division. Romain joins the company as director of decarbonisation and will consolidate and expand...

New director to lead railway improvements in the West Midlands

Experienced rail industry leader Mal Drury-Rose has been appointed to the twin role of Director of Rail for Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and...

Network Rail confirms appointment of David Davidson to run the railway in Kent and South East London

Network Rail Southern region has appointed David Davidson to lead the operation of one of the busiest rail networks in the country. David joins Kent...

Andy Lord confirmed as London’s Transport Commissioner

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the Board of Transport for London (TfL) today announced that Andy Lord has been appointed as London’s...

New regional director for Northern in the North West

Craig Harrop has been appointed interim regional director for Northern in the North West. He took over on Monday 29 May, replacing Chris Jackson, who...