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French blast Rihanna over rail riot

French rail chiefs have called Rihanna irresponsible after she tweeted her arrival time and platform at Gare du Nord in Paris. In the ensuing riot...

Viegas to head forum

Internationally renowned academic, José Viegas of Portugal, is the new Secretary-General of the International Transport Forum. ‘I am delighted to come to this job at...

Rail safety: Someone is listening at last!!

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has published its report on the track maintenance trolley that ran away at around 3 am on September...

BTP help Olympic fan

Officers from British Transport Police in Cardiff helped keep one Team GB fan’s Olympic dream alive when she was reunited with her precious tickets. The...

The Office of Rail Regulation: Role and responsibilities

Continuing our series looking at people and organisations in the rail industry, RailStaff asks the question: What do they do? Nigel Wordsworth looks at The...

Display yard set for Railtex debut

Railtex 2013 will feature a yard for displaying railway plant and equipment. Following The Yard’s highly successful introduction at the Infrarail exhibition at the NEC...

Formal proposal for RDG

The Rail Delivery Group will be given added powers and placed on a more formal footing as the government ramps up plans for closing...

New look for Network Rail

The number of public members of the Network Rail board has been reduced from 80  to 40. Quarterly scrutiny panels underline a new commitment to...

High speed to Florence

The much-vaunted high-speed service between Milan and Naples in Italy got underway on April 28. Launched by independent operator NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori), the initial...

HS2 will build on Olympic success

Andy Milne spells out four reasons why the rail industry and Britain needs High Speed Two. As the surge of national optimism reached its crescendo...

Cost benefit bonus for IEP

The new fleet of IEP trains to be built at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham will provide better value for money than an equivalent...

Sustainability: The Sierra Madre factor

In the film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre a trio of American miners, headed by Humphrey Bogart, open up a secret gold mine...

Track Staff battle June Monsoon

Despite torrential rain in the north on 28th June closing both the main lines and the Newcastle– Carlisle line, track staff working flat out...

Metal fatigue hits thieves

More legal powers and the success of Operation Tornado are making life tougher for cable thieves on the railway. Operation Tornado makes it easier to...

Panda-monium on the Tube

Over 100 pandas - or sympathisers dressed as pandas - took to the London Underground on their way to a rally, startling passengers. The panda...

Storm staff conquer the three peaks

The Railway Children’s annual Three Peaks challenge suffered the worst weather since its launch ten years ago. Bad weather failed to stop teams from across...

Milton Keynes – Home of Railway Values

At first glance the choice of Milton Keynes as the new headquarters of Network Rail seems eccentric. Look a little closer and the move is...

Personal touch

The onus of railway safety is ultimately on the individual and it means personal knowledge and personal responsibility. Pass all the laws and guidelines you...