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Overrunning works at King’s Cross and serious capacity problems at London Bridge were eagerly seized upon by the press. The conventional London-centric media chose...
High Speed Rail

California high-speed dream becomes reality

California has finally broken ground on the USA’s very first high-speed railway following several years of political and legal wrangling. Like HS2, the California High-Speed...
Rail News

Christmas Stockley for Crossrail

The first section of railway to be used by Crossrail trains has been laid on Stockley Flyover, a new railway bridge in west London. However,...
Rail Freight

High times for rail freight

For too long rail freight has been treated as the poor relation of the railway, writes Andy Milne. Freight drivers have long raged at the...
Rail News

Red Track for East Coast

The announcement that the East Coast franchise has been taken over by InterCity Railways, owned by Stagecoach - Virgin has a meagre 10 per...
High Speed Rail

Crossrail of the North

HS2 chairman Sir David Higgins has urged the creation of a new east-west rail link between the two prongs of Britain’s future Y-shaped high-speed rail network. The conclusions of...
Events

Big top sensation sweeps rail

‘I must thank Pat Tollar in the Rail Media office,’ said Sally Ralston of Merseyrail at the RailStaff Awards 2014. Sally had nominated several...
Events

More than a match

Chris Nutty is an educational project worker for the train drivers’ union ASLEF. Here he tells the story of a little known piece of...
Events

Brunel medal for Orange Army

The team of engineers who worked round the clock to reopen the Dawlish railway following storms that breached the sea wall has been awarded...
Heritage

Great War Railwaymen

A railwayman who has served in the Territorial Army has written a book about the sacrifice of the thousands of railway staff who died...
Events

Charity role for Colas Rail

Colas Rail is sponsoring the David Maidment Award for Charity at the RailStaff Awards 2014. The new category is named after David Maidment, founder...
Events

TBF backs Station Staff of the Year

The Transport Benevolent Fund is backing the Station Staff of the Year Award at this year’s RailStaff Awards. With a membership at over 43,000,...
Events

Rail Team Role for CDI AndersElite

CDI AndersElite, the rail and safety critical recruitment experts, are proud to be sponsoring Rail Team of the Year at the 7th annual RailStaff...
Events

RBF backs HR Person of the Year

RBF (the new name for Railway Benefit Fund), is sponsoring this year’s HR Manager of the Year. The move heralds a higher public profile for...
Events

Morson International Sponsors Rail Engineer of the Year

Morson International, top technical recruiters, will sponsor the Rail Engineer of the Year award at this year’s 8th RailStaff Awards. The RailStaff Awards takes place...
Events

Talk, listen and help – Samaritans Lifesaver Award

As part of Samaritans suicide prevention partnership with Network Rail, Samaritans are again sponsoring the Lifesaver Award at the Railstaff Awards 2014. Now in...
Events

FirstGroup backs Lifetime Achievement Award

FirstGroup is the proud sponsor of the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s RailStaff Awards. The company is Britain’s largest rail operator carrying more than 330...
Events

The bridge to success

Bridgeway Consulting is supporting the Rail Safety Person of the Year award at the RailStaff Awards 2014, held this year for the first time,...
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