Picture the railway of tomorrow and dozens of ideas and innovations come to mind: driverless trains, digital tickets, predictive maintenance, passenger crowd control technology and...
Rolling stock operating company Porterbrook has appointed a new head of procurement.
Anvesh Prasad has more than 20 years' experience in procurement and engineering, having...
Dyan Crowther, chief executive of HS1 Ltd, has stressed the importance of tackling the industry's "outdated 1950s stereotypes" as it seeks to recruit the next...
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has announced it is looking into the events following the stranding of trains in freezing weather near Lewisham...
Whether you’re looking forward to sitting behind the controls of a driverless car or you’re less optimistic about the prospect, it seems certain that...
Network Rail's structures asset management team on the London North Eastern and East Midlands route is trialling the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
Mechan has secured a five-year maintenance contract with Hitachi Rail to service the products supplied to its facilities as part of the Intercity Express Programme.
The...
Passengers between Kettering and Corby have begun using newly commissioned track and signalling following the completion of a £130 million project.
Since construction began in 2014,...
Crossrail has announced that its CEO, Andrew Wolstenholme, will step down after seven years to take up a position in the private sector.
Andrew's departure...
Open access operator Grand Central has started the consultation process to operate more services per day.
If approved, Grand Central will operate six return services...
Virgin Trains has appointed a new people executive director following the retirement of Patrick McGrath.
Experienced employee Natasha Grice joined the business 16 years ago...
