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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...

MTR Elizabeth line announces new train service delivery director

MTR Elizabeth line has announced the appointment of Nick Westcott as its new train service delivery director. Nick has worked in railway operations for the...

Arriva Rail London welcomes new head of performance delivery

Arriva Rail London has appointed Jon Bradley as head of performance delivery, a newly created role in the Operations team. Jon brings a wealth of...

Jason Prince appointed new Director of Urban Transport Group

Jason Prince has been appointed the new Director of the Urban Transport Group, the UK’s network of city region transport authorities. Jason is currently Head...

Permaquip welcomes Richard Cradock as Product and Service Development Manager

Permaquip is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Cradock as Product and Service Development Manager. Richard brings over 30 years of rail experience, having...

Avanti West Coast announces new managing director

Andy Mellors has been appointed managing director of rail operator Avanti West Coast with immediate effect. Andy has previously held senior roles at Great...

Pandrol names Nicolas Groult as new CEO

Nicolas Groult has been appointed CEO of Pandrol and a member of the Executive Committee of Groupe Delachaux, effective 13 March 2023. Nicolas has more...

Genesee & Wyoming Appoints new CEO of UK/Europe Operations

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) today announced the appointment of Tim Shoveller as chief executive officer of its UK/Europe operations, which include Freightliner, the...

Trenitalia c2c appoints new head of safety & environment

Train operator Trenitalia c2c has appointed Stuart Browning as its new head of safety & environment. Browning joins from rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway, where...

Kirsty Williams to Chair new GCRE Community Committee

Kirsty Williams CBE, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Global Centre of Rail Excellence Community (GCRE) Committee. When it opens in 2025...

Railway Mission announces new Chaplain for Southern

Railway Mission has introduced Tony Miller as the new Railway Chaplain for the London South and Southern Rail Network replacing John Robinson who stepped...

RB Rail AS is announcing executive search for CEO

On 14 February, Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS announced plans for executive search for the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and...