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A time for change and simplification

Colin Wheeler The privatisation of our railways served a purpose when introduced but many will welcome the introduction of the unifying organisation Great British Railways....

Stars support efforts to break cycle of re-offending

The Rebuilding Futures Alliance (RFA), which gives ex-offenders a second chance and boostS recruitment into rail, is now backed by some familiar faces. Stars of...

Network Rail duo supports military movers

Two Network Rail staff with military backgrounds are helping service leavers find rewarding new careers in rail. The rail industry employs thousands of ex-armed forces...

RailStaff awards 2025 standing out from the crowd

The rail industry has its fair share of awards nights, but none quite like the RailStaff Awards. So, what makes it so special? The night...

Young Rail Professionals – rising stars honoured

Rail Media was proud to support this year’s Young Rail Professional (YRP) Awards, held at Cardiff’s Holland House Hotel.In early March, the Rail Media...

New operations director at Arriva Rail London

Arriva Rail London (ARL) has appointed Charlotte Whitfield as the company’s new operations director. Charlotte joined ARL in 2017 as a general manager and took...

Sensonic board names Ashish Upadhyay as new CEO

Sensonic, a pioneer in fiber optic sensing for the rail industry, today announced the appointment of Ashish Upadhyay as its new Chief Executive Officer,...

Marc Hurn appointed managing director of VTG Rail UK

VTG Rail UK has appointed Marc Hurn as its managing director. Marc has been promoted into the role from his previous position as the...

Chris Fowler appointed as managing director for GTS

Chris Fowler will take on the role as Managing Director for GTS, the future operator of the Elizabeth line. GTS is a joint venture between...

Jake Kelly returns to Network Rail to head up NW&C

Jake Kelly has returned to Network Rail’s North West & Central Region (NW&C) as its new regional management director. With over 25 years in the...

Management change at Rhomberg Sersa

Austrian-Swiss railway firm Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group is restructuring its project business and placing Sandra Resch and Manfred Fitz at the helm. Sandra and Manfred...

Ellie Burrows appointed chair of key RSSB safety leadership group

Network Rail’s Anglia Director, Ellie Burrows, has been appointed chair of RSSB’s System Safety Risk Group (SSRG). She takes over the chair from Steve...

Andrew Mitchell Joins Railway Mission as Chaplain for the Northeast

The Railway Mission is pleased to announce Andrew Mitchell as the new chaplain for Newcastle and the Northeast of England, taking over from Helen...

Costain appoints new rail sector lead

Costain has announced the appointment of Alistair Geddes as its rail sector director. Alistair joins from Balfour Beatty where he held the role of operations...

RSSB appoints new sustainability director

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed Rachael Everard as its new Director of Sustainable Development. Rachael previously led sustainability at Rolls-Royce plc...

CrossCountry welcomes Shiona Rolfe as Managing Director

CrossCountry has today, Wednesday 26 February, announced the appointment of Shiona Rolfe as new Managing Director, taking effect from Saturday 1 March. Shiona brings a...

Hanson & Hall appoints new managing director

Hanson & Hall Rail Services Solutions Ltd has appointed Paul Willerton to the position of managing director. Paul has been with the company since...

Network Rail boss Sir Andrew Haines announces retirement

Sir Andrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, has advised the board that he has decided to retire from the company in October 2025. Sir...