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Crossrail CEO Andrew Wolstenholme to step down

Crossrail has announced that its CEO, Andrew Wolstenholme, will step down after seven years to take up a position in the private sector. Andrew's departure...

‘Dream’ role for long-serving Virgin Trains employee

Virgin Trains has appointed a new people executive director following the retirement of Patrick McGrath. Experienced employee Natasha Grice joined the business 16 years ago...

Search on for new Campaign for Better Transport boss

Travel show host Michael Palin has expressed his admiration for the CEO of Campaign for Better Transport who steps away from the charity after...

ORR deputy chief inspector moves to RSSB

The Office of Rail and Road's (ORR) deputy chief inspector Johnny Schute has been appointed chief operating officer of RSSB. RSSB CEO Mark Phillips said...

SYSTRA appoints ops director for Europe and UK

Tony Kearns, formerly strategy and operations director at WSP, has joined SYSTRA, taking on the dual role of operations director for its Northern Europe...

Accelerating the high-speed skills search

It is a well-documented, industry-wide issue and if it’s not tackled, the ramifications could be huge. The engineering and higher-level skills gap needs no introduction....

TfL on the lookout for 180 new apprentices

Transport for London (TfL) is searching for 180 new apprentices to join the organisation in September, 2018. In total, TfL, Crossrail, their suppliers and the...

Siemens to open £8m bogie service centre in Lincoln

Siemens has announced it is opening a bogie service centre in Lincoln. The £8 million investment will see up to 40 skilled rail technician roles created...

Location, location, location

A rollercoaster of a ride. That’s how Paul Smith, technical sales director at Deploy Rail, describes the company’s development from its beginnings in 2013...

Apprentices on tour with HS2

As part of its ongoing commitment to HS2 and improving connectivity, Morson's latest cohort of track maintenance apprentices were treated to a tour of...

Who’s Hoo: A new home for Amtrain

Built at the turn of the millennium, the Hoo Junction training facility in Kent has seen some of the industry’s best and brightest come...

John Armitt replaces Andrew Adonis as chair of National Infrastructure Commission

Sir John Armitt, an experienced engineer who has held senior positions at Network Rail, the Institute of Civil Engineers and the Olympic Delivery Authority,...

Autism awareness training for frontline staff

Great Western Railway (GWR) has provided bespoke autism awareness to its 3,500 frontline staff. The train operator has not previously included special requirements for those...

Recognition for Newcastle College’s Transport Academy

Newcastle College has been awarded the highest major honour for colleges and universities for the development of its Transport Academy. Established in 2006 to train...

Carillion staff working on Network Rail projects to be paid until mid-April

Network Rail said it had reached an agreement with the firm supporting the liquidation of Carillion that will guarantee that staff working on Network...

Meeting skills and staffing challenges in the rail industry

Finding the right staff and skills is one of the biggest challenges for the rail industry and for the delivery of infrastructure projects both...

Ban the box: helping ex-offenders into employment

Rehabilitating offenders into society is a crucial part of the UK’s justice system. Without the opportunity to put spent criminal offences behind them, a...

Heathrow Express flying high

Heathrow Express comes into its 20th year off the back of a strong 2017. Record passenger numbers and increasing customer satisfaction would suggest that...