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Greater Manchester transport chief appointed as European president

Ex-Tube Lines CEO and Transport for Greater Manchester's current chief executive has been appointed as the new president of European Metropolitan Transport Authorities (EMTA). Dr Jon...

New-look Bond Street station unveiled

Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new-look Bond Street Tube station following a £300 million upgrade. Capacity and accessibility have both been improved at...

Network Rail’s sale of 5,500 properties to fund mega projects

Network Rail has launched the sale of its commercial property business as it seeks to focus on delivering mega projects such as Thameslink, Crossrail...

Lessons learnt from the King’s Cross fire

Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of the King's Cross fire. On the evening of November 18, 1987, 31 people lost their lives and around 100...

Transport inquiry to address failures of CP5

The effectiveness of control periods (CP) is to be assessed in a new inquiry by the transport select committee. Chair Lilian Greenwood said the inquiry...

Terence Cuneo exhibition to open in Hull

A special exhibition is to open in Hull showcasing the work of prolific railway painter Terence Cuneo. Launched as part of Hull's City of Culture...

From ticket office to control room

When Kai Gohegan joined the rail industry, it was meant to be a stopgap. He arrived at Southern 13 years ago, working in the ticket...

Safety above all else

The safety performance of Freightliner’s Birmingham terminal was recognised with a win in the Rail Safety Person of the Year category. Freightliner’s operations manager Adrian...

Signalling success

Praised for helping nurture and develop another Network Rail team, IP Signalling Northern LNE’s Construction Team has won the Signalling and Telecommunications Person or Team...

‘Invest in technology to manage rail industry’s high risks’

Rail safety professionals have been encouraged to make the most of technology and data to manage the industry's high risks. George Bearfield, RSSB's director for systems...

Ex-Abellio executive to become West Midlands Trains’ MD

Incoming train operating company West Midlands Trains (WMT) has appointed a new managing director. On December 10, WMT will take over the West Midlands franchise...

Severn Valley Railway raises £2.5m in year-long fundraiser

Severn Valley Railway (SVR) has raised £2.5 million in share purchases to transform its visitor facilities at Bridgnorth station - the biggest redevelopment project...

Waterloo engineer leads youth charge

It is easy to forget that the work undertaken this summer to upgrade Waterloo station and increase capacity on the South Western route represented...

Low-speed tram collision in Manchester to be referred to RAIB

Manchester's Metrolink will be liaising with the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) after a low-speed collision on the tram network this morning. Shortly before 8.30am...

HS2 appoints former BT, MoJ and Post Office HR director

HS2 Ltd has appointed a new human resources director. Neil Hayward has previously held senior roles in human resources working for BT, the Ministry of...

TfL ‘would love to take responsibility for more London rail lines’

Transport for London (TfL) has said it would love to take on the responsibility of operating other rail lines in London. The statement comes as...

Rail’s top recruiter

Danielle Peach’s contribution to rail recruitment was recognised at this year’s RailStaff Awards as she took home the Recruiter of the Year award. Nominated for her...

Croydon tram crash: 7 safety improvements following the tragedy

Transport for London (TfL) has revealed the seven safety improvements that have been made following the Croydon tram crash. Marking the one year anniversary of...