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New commercial director at Merseyrail

Merseyrail's head of marketing and corporate social responsibility (CSR) Suzanne Grant has been promoted to the role of commercial director. Over the past five years...

Crossrail HR director joins Siemens

Siemens UK & Ireland has appointed Crossrail's former talent & resources director as its new director of human resources. Valerie Todd will start on October...

Ex-British Airways director joins Network Rail board

David Noyes, a former CEO of cruise lines Cunard and P&O Cruises and an ex-director of British Airways (BA), has joined the board of...

This is when Andrew Haines takes over as Network Rail CEO

Network Rail has confirmed the date when chief executive Mark Carne will hand over the reins to his successor. Andrew Haines, incumbent chief executive at...

Industry veteran added to Hull Trains managerial team

Industry veteran Steve Pugh has become the latest appointment at open access operator Hull Trains. Steve, whose career began as a British Rail trainee driver...

New Crossrail board appointments to support transition to the Elizabeth line

Crossrail has announced the appointment of three new members to its board to support the project's transition to the Elizabeth line. Non-executive directors Pam Alexander...

New starter to spearhead digital innovation at Hull Trains

Hull Trains has appointed a new head of digital to spearhead innovation and enhance its customer experience. Khalid Amin, who has more than 15 years' of...

Network Rail appoints national professional head of ASPRO

Network Rail has created a new role to head its asset protection and optimisation (ASPRO) teams as it seeks to implement reforms to the way ASPRO...

Greater Anglia engineers begin ‘intense’ maintenance training for new trains

Groups of Greater Anglia systems technicians are being flown to Switzerland for an intense programme of maintenance training. The engineers will look after the operator's...

Network Rail re-signs Armed Forces Covenant

Mark Carne, chief executive of Network Rail, has re-pledged the organisation's support of the armed forces community by signing an updated version of the...

Cheeseman joins Hull Trains

FirstGroup has appoint a new managing director for its subsidiary, open access rail operator Hull Trains. Louise Cheeseman will now permanently take up the position...

GTR appoints replacement CEO

Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has moved quickly to replace outgoing chief executive Charles Horton, who resigned last month amid ongoing challenges to introduce the May...

TfL puts female engineers in the frame

Transport for London (TfL) has been proudly promoting the female engineers within its ranks to inspire more women to join the profession. Vinyl displays have...

ScotRail appoints first female engineering director

Syeda Ghufran has become ScotRail's first female engineering director - just eight years after first joining the train company. She joined the business as a engineering...

Heritage railway on quest to find muggle to Slytherin-to new role

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has set out on a magical quest to find a wizarding ambassador and muggle relations expert. Open to both...

NCHSR pens partnership with Alstom’s rail academy

The National College for High-Speed Rail (NCHSR) has established a partnership with Alstom's Academy for Rail in Widnes. The agreement will see NCHSR lead on...

FirstGroup CEO steps down

FirstGroup's Tim O'Toole has stepped down from the company's board and as CEO with immediate effect. The news comes after the firm announced losses of...

DB chief to chair RDG freight board

The CEO of DB Cargo UK, Hans-Georg Werner, has been made chair of the Rail Delivery Group's (RDG) freight board. Werner said the rail freight sector has...