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[ 28 November 2025 ] Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering Appointments
[ 20 August 2025 ] Battery train sets new world record Business
[ 13 August 2025 ] Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke Appointments
[ 12 August 2025 ] Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB Appointments
[ 7 August 2025 ] Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21 Business

230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.

Battery train sets new world record

20 August 2025 0

A Great Western Railway (GWR) battery-powered train has set a world record, travelling 200 miles without needing a recharge. The new record was set by a Class 230 train, a former London Underground D78 stock […]

Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.

Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke

13 August 2025 0

Paul McNerney, currently director of clients and government at Laing O’Rourke, has been named as the new chief executive officer of structural steel group Severfield. A Chartered Surveyor by profession, Paul will take up this […]

Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.

Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB

12 August 2025 0

Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty’s rail business, Rayner has been appointed to the RSSB Board as an Industry Non-Executive Director. The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is the independent safety, standards, and […]

Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.

Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21

7 August 2025 0

Deutsche Bahn (DB), the German state railway operator, has lost a court case that will see it having to pay around €6.5 billion (£5.6 billion) to cover overruns on its Stuttgart 21 project. Stuttgart 21, […]

Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.

Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator

7 August 2025 0

As the government’s policy of taking train operating companies (TOCs) back into public ownership begins to bite, the head of the Department for Transport’s Operator, Robin Gisby, has announced he will step down on 23 […]

12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.

EMR driver training is a family affair

7 August 2025 0

When twelve new train drivers graduated from East Midland’s Railway’s latest training course, one of them had a secret advantage. All of the graduates were presented with a train driver’s key at a special ceremony […]

Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.

Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty

1 August 2025 0

Hitachi Rail has completed the acquisition of digital rail monitoring business Omnicom from international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty, as first announced in January. The strategic acquisition supports the growth of Hitachi Rail’s HMAX digital asset […]