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High Speed Rail Group appoints new Chair

The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) is delighted to announce that Dyan Perry has recently been appointedas the Group’s new Chair. In her newly created...

Support Railway Mission’s vital work through payroll giving

February is Payroll Giving Month and Railway Mission is asking the railway family to support the charity's chaplaincy team's vital work by setting up...

Northern has appointed Jason Wade as its new regional director for the North East.

Jason is currently the train operator's head of retail operations and will have a phased transition into his new role while a replacement is...

In memoriam: Honouring the legacy of Tom O’Connor, the visionary founder of Rail Media

It is with profound sorrow that we share the passing of Tom O'Connor, the esteemed founder of Rail Media, on Sunday 14 January 2024....

Anthony Smith to take over as chair of Independent Rail Retailers

Anthony Smith is to become the new chair of Independent Rail Retailers (IRR) when he steps down from his role as chief executive at...

Nigel Holness joins CPC as non-exec

One of the UK’s most experienced rail executives, Nigel Holness, has joined CPC Project Services (CPC), as Non-Executive Director, to support CPC’s transport and...

Nuclear Transport Solutions appoints new rail managing director

Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) has announced that, following a competitive recruitment process, Gottfried Eymer has been appointed as managing director - rail. Gottfried will be...

Rail Delivery Group appoints David Brown as Chair

David Brown, managing director UK Trains at Arriva, has been appointed as chair of Rail Delivery Group (RDG). David has served on RDG’s board...

Network Rail employee recognised in HM The King’s New Year Honours List for Ukraine Rail Aid work

Network Rail enployee Zoe Sookun has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the railway through her work in project managing...

SWR colleagues feature in New Year Honours List

Medal (BEM) in the New Year Honours List. Chico Coulibaly, SWR’s Regional Manager based at Waterloo and Sam Camfield, Design Manager, have received their awards...

Another rollercoaster year

Somehow, we’ve come to the end of another year, and it’s been one crammed full of successes, surprises, and struggles for the industry. Looking at...

Expert commentary: Sambit Banerjee, Siemens Mobility UK

Railstaff sat down with Siemens Mobility UK CEO, Sambit Sanerjee, to consider his career, his new role, and the company's commitment to the environment...

Nurturing neurodiversity: Creating a more inclusive workplace

Ian Chapman is AtkinsRéalis’ practice director for the Rail Systems & Infrastructure Practice. He has three sons, all of whom are neurodivergent in different...

Progress & Innovation Roundup

The rail industry is always moving forward, employing groundbreaking ideas and technology to help the network run more efficiently, cleanly, and safely. We take...

AI and the rail industry of tomorrow

RailStaff takes a look at the use of AI in rail and considers its wider implications for the industry. You’ll hardly have missed the fact...

A record year for RAIB reports?

Colin Wheeler Colin Wheeler gives us a roundup of the latest safety reports from the Rail Accident Investigation Board (RAIB). Calendar year 2023 looks like being...

Structures examination update: progress made

Colin Wheeler In the last edition of RailStaff I expressed disappointment at the lack of reportable progress following the exchange of correspondence on this issue...