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Boswell to head Hitachi Rail Europe

Karen Boswell has been appointed managing director of Hitachi Rail Europe. Nick Hughes is also set to join as sales director, with effect from 1...

Stormy weather

For the rail industry, it’s safe to say that the devil is in the detail. As an industry committed to increasing and improving safety...

The inside Story

This year, Story Contracting’s Ian Purdham will celebrate his 10th year with the business. With a background as a plant operator and in the highways...

What the future holds for BTP

British Transport Police Chief Constable Paul Crowther (below) says he wants the organisation to remain an integral part of the railway and not be...

Verster to head Scottish rail alliance

Dutch-speaking Phil Verster has been appointed as managing director of the new Abellio ScotRail - Network Rail Alliance. The quick release of Phil Verster by...

What is Planning and Delivering Safe Work (PDSW)

Network Rail is in the midst of rolling out its newly devised planning process, Planning and Delivering Safe Work (PDSW). Much more than just a...

Top spot for Steve Lowe

Steve Lowe is taking over as chief executive of Tramlink Nottingham Limited, which holds the contract to operate and develop the city’s growing light...

My Work app records millionth work order

Paul Ellis and his team at Liverpool Delivery Unit have been singled out for praise after submitting the millionth work order using the My...

Safety and the pace of change

Since Mark Carne took over as Network Rail chief executive in early 2014, safety has been at the core of every speech he has given...

First Great Western – Golden years

FirstGroup has managed to steady investor nervousness with news that it has won extensions to two of its franchises. The flagship operation, First Great Western...

TravelSafe pilot begins

A dedicated policing team will be deployed across Manchester’s tram and bus crime ‘hotspots’ over the next three years under a new Travelsafe Partnership...

Spring boost for rail industry

Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne has praised railway staff who worked over Easter. ‘Our 14,000-strong army was determined to make sure everything went to...

Midland Main Line electrification – A fairytale ending

The Midland Main Line (MML) is described as being something of a ‘Cinderella’ railway. That’s a nice way of saying that it hasn’t seen much in the...

Spring flowering for Young Rail Professionals

With the advent of spring comes the blooming of a new Young Rail Professionals (YRP) calendar of activities. March will see the election of new...

HS2 appoints chair of Design Panel

HS2 has appointed Sadie Morgan, founder of dRMM Architects, as the head of design for the north-south high-speed rail project. Morgan will chair the HS2 Design Panel...

New station for Ilkeston

Work has started on Ilkeston’s brand new railway station. The Derbyshire town once had three stations but the last one closed in 1967. The £9.6...

All About That Base

An intrepid team of Railway Children supporters is preparing to walk across the roof of the world to Everest Base Camp, as we print. The...

Before the gold rush – Train builders chasing UK prospects

Over the next few decades, Britain will need a lot of new trains. Exactly how many and who will build them is up for...