Tony Kearns, formerly strategy and operations director at WSP, has joined SYSTRA, taking on the dual role of operations director for its Northern Europe...
The UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) - a collaboration between the rail industry and eight universities - has been formally launched.
Working in...
International children's charity Railway Children has launched a new fundraiser for 2018 - the Great Rail Bike Off.
The 100 mile sportive, which is being...
Greater Anglia has released images of its new Aventra fleet coming together at Bombardier's factory in Derby.
Full assembly of 111 brand new trains is...
It is a well-documented, industry-wide issue and if it’s not tackled, the ramifications could be huge.
The engineering and higher-level skills gap needs no introduction....
An initiative to reduce plastic waste will see Network Rail install water fountains at some of the country's biggest stations in 2018.
The scheme will...
Railway systems professor Clive Roberts, of the University of Birmingham, has joined HS2.
Clive will lead HS2's digital connectivity workstream to maximise the benefits from the...
Workwear specialist Ballyclare has donated a waterproof coverall to a tuba-playing entertainer who rides around the country riding a recumbent tricycle.
Jon Hodkin, stage name...
Working trackside can be a challenging existence. Long night shifts in miserable weather are written into the job description.
Dave Lee has spent most of...
VolkerRail has produced a video showing its renewals and realignment works at Bloxwich level crossing which have increased the line speed through the area.
The...
Several weeks on from the original announcement, the story of Carillion’s collapse and its reverberations around the industry continue to be felt.
On 15 January,...