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Trainline appoints Martin Sheehan as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Trainline, the leading independent rail and coach platform, has appointed Martin Sheehan, to the newly created role of Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. Sheehan joins from...
People
Keltbray appoints Neil Lindley as Programme Director for HS2 Portfolio
Keltbray is pleased to announce the appointment of Neil Lindley as Programme Director for its HS2 portfolio of works, reporting to Managing Director of...
Events
LAST CHANCE TO JOIN US FOR RVE!
Register at www.rve-expo.co.uk for our exhibition, Rail in the Midlands conference and more.DERBY ARENA hosts the UK’s original dedicated rolling stock event, Modern Railways...
Editor's View
An industry to be proud of
First, an introduction. As the new Editor of RailStaff, I’m honoured to have been given the chance to work on this fine publication. I...
Rail Freight
Rising electricity prices force freight back to diesel
Freightliner, one of the UK’s biggest rail freight companies, has begun to mothball its electric locomotives and switch back to diesel trains because of...
Rail News
Unions back Night Tube reopening
The London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed Night Tube services will recommence on the Victoria and Central lines on 27 November, having been suspended...
Rail Freight
UK Rail freight returns to pre-pandemic levels
The amount of freight moved across the UK’s railway has returned to pre-pandemic levels according to statistics published by the Office of Rail and...
Rail News
Passengers get back on board
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has released figures showing 182 million rail journeys were made between April and June 2021 (Q1 2021/22)....
Rail News
Railway workers save 81-year-old blackberry picker
Two railway workers have been hailed as heroes after saving an 81-year-old man who became stranded while picking blackberries for his wife in the...
Rail News
HS2 welcomes accessibility ideas from pupils with disabilities
Pupils from three Birmingham schools and colleges have presented their ideas for how the design of HS2’s stations and trains can meet the needs...
Rail News
Leaf busting trains now out 24 hours a day on Midlands rail routes
A special fleet of ‘leaf-busting’ trains have started blasting leaves off the line to help keep passengers and freight moving across the West Midlands...
Rail News
Dartmoor Line services to resume after 50 years
For the first time in nearly 50 years, regular passenger services will run on the Dartmoor Line, connecting Okehampton to Exeter. Services will launch...
Industry News
New rail company promises greener, cheaper travel
A new, 100% electric rail service with low fares is to start running between London and Edinburgh in a bid to encourage greener and...
Rail News
Emergency alarms cause 17 hours of rail delays
Rail passengers activating emergency alarms on Greater Anglia trains have caused over 17 hours of delays in just six months.The train company is reminding...
Diversity
GWR hosts special audience with civil rights activist Dr Paul Stephenson
On 1 October, Great Western Railway hosted ‘an audience with Dr Paul Stephenson OBE’ on board his very own train to mark the start...
Rail News
Train driver makes final journey after 50 years on railway
An Avanti West Coast employee has made his last journey as a train driver, marking the end of 50 years on the railway.Steve Wilson,...
High Speed Rail
HS2 unveils its London logistics hub
HS2 has revealed the colossal logistics operation that is taking place at HS2’s logistics hub near Willesden Junction. The 30-acre site will be the...
Rail News
LNER inspires tomorrow’s talent
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is delivering record investment in supporting aspiration in communities up and down its route, with new projects set to...
