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Ex-Go Ahead chief to be named HS1 chair

The former CEO of Go-Ahead Group, Keith Ludeman, is set to become the new chair of HS1. Keith became a non-executive director for HS1 on April...

First train calls at new Kenilworth station

Passenger rail services have returned to Kenilworth in Warwickshire for the first time in more than 50 years. People were lining the single platform at...

RAILWORX: Rail Media and PLANTWORX launch new rail equipment trade show

PLANTWORX, the UK’s largest working plant and equipment exhibition in 2019, is about to get even bigger with the introduction of a new dedicated...

MPs issue scathing attack on rail franchising system

The UK's rail franchising system has been described as "completely inadequate" and "broken" in a report by the Public Accounts Committee into the East...

Officers narrowly avoid being hit by large block of wood at Birmingham New Street

Two British Transport Police PCSOs narrowly avoided serious injury when a large block of wood was dropped from above at Grand Central, Birmingham New...

Alstom director joins the University of Birmingham

Alex Burrows, Alstom's former marketing and strategy director, has joined the Birmingham Centre for Rail Research and Education (BCRRE) at the University of Birmingham as...

New appointment at Arrow Solutions to spearhead rail sector development

East Midlands firm Arrow Solutions, a manufacturer of professional cleaning chemicals, has appointed a new sales manager for the rail sector. The company, which celebrates...

Network Rail to build £46m train depot in Wigan

Network Rail has unveiled plans to adapt an existing freight yard to stable and maintain 24 electric and eight diesel trains in Wigan. The £46 million...

SB Rail awarded £130m contract by Network Rail for on-track machines

SB Rail has been awarded a contract worth more than £130 million by Network Rail for the supply, operation and maintenance of a fleet of...

Darlow joins Dyer & Butler as rail director

Chris Darlow has been appointed rail director at the multi-disciplinary engineering specialists Dyer & Butler. Chris will use his 20 years of experience in the...

Plans in place for royal wedding as more than 100,000 expected to travel to Windsor

The British Transport Police (BTP) has revealed it has spent months piecing together plans to ensure the travelling public get to their destination safely...

Railway jobs you might never think of

Think of the railway, or more specifically ‘railway workers’, and what do you imagine? Teams of men in orange suits doing mysterious things with shovels...

Murphy on the lookout for plant maintenance apprentices

Murphy Plant is looking for school leavers to join its construction plant maintenance apprenticeship scheme. The Level 2 programme will see apprentices work on construction plant...

Work begins at Greater Anglia’s Crown Point depot in preparation for longer trains

Contractor Taylor Woodrow has started work at Greater Anglia's (GA) Crown Point depot in preparation for longer trains. A fleet of 58 Flirt trains are currently...

Ballyclare new starter to work on product development

Rail workwear manufacturer Ballyclare has appointed Stanley Russell as technical sales executive. He has more than four decades of experience in the textile industry and...

Executive appointments at DB Cargo UK after company restructure

Rail freight operator DB Cargo UK has appointed two new directors to the company's board. Dirk Nolte has been appointed to the position of chief...

Aarsleff Ground Engineering appoints new MD

Aarsleff Ground Engineering, the UK subsidiary of Danish construction company Per Aarsleff, has appointed a new managing director. Kevin Hague, previously a company director, will now...

Bam Nuttall awarded £10m Highland mainline contract

Network Rail has awarded Bam Nuttall a £10 million contract for upgrade works on the Highland mainline. The contract involves extending platforms 1 and 2...