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  • [ 28 November 2025 ] Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering Appointments
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MP visits rail industry despite lockdown

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Chris Loder MP, Conservative Member of Parliament for West Dorset and a member of the Transport Select Committee, has made a ‘virtual’ site visit with four rail industry organisations to find out how the rail […]

Business

Ireland on track to reduce carbon footprint

5 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

To mark World Environment Day on Friday 5 June 2020, over 50 of the largest companies in Ireland, which have publicly committed to halve their direct carbon footprint between now and 2030, have reported on […]

Appointments

Angel Trains CEO to retire in September

4 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Kevin Tribley, chief executive officer of leading train leasing company Angel Trains, has announced that he will retire on 1 September 2020 after 21 years with the business. He has been on the board for […]

Europe

New Keolis group executive chairman sacked after just four months

2 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Patrick Jeantet, executive chairman of the Keolis Group, who was appointed last November and only took office on 1 February 2020, has been sacked by the group’s Supervisory Board, citing “significant strategic differences”. The role […]

Business

Mace to lead Programme Support Office for Northern Powerhouse Rail

1 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

International consultancy and construction company Mace has been appointed by Transport for the North (TfN) to lead the Programme Support Office for the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) programme. Mace will be responsible for project controls, […]

Business

East Midlands Railway to use 3Squared’s Employee Development System for another five years

1 June 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

3Squared, the Sheffield-based rail technology specialists that designs, develops and commissions integrated software solutions for some of the UKs biggest brands within rail and construction, has announced that it has signed a contract extension with […]

Business

Welsh ‘Emergency Measures Agreement’ provides £65 million additional support for rail services

31 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Welsh Government has approved an ‘Emergency Measures Agreement’, under which it will spend up to £65 million over the next six months to help Transport for Wales Rail Services cope with the ongoing effects […]

Business

Chinese to make locomotives in Europe as CRRC acquires Vossloh Kiel

30 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Chinese train manufacturing giant CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation) is set to establish its first manufacturing base in Europe following its acquisition of Vossloh’s factory in Kiel, Germany. The purchase, by subsidiary CRRC Zhuzhou […]

Business

Siemens Mobility contracts DB ESG for the next tranche of ETCS installation design work

27 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

As the railway continues to get ready for in-cab signalling using the European Train Control System (ETCS), Siemens Mobility has placed a contract with DB ESG for the installation design work for the Class 60, […]

Appointments

Former adviser to Prime Minister Theresa May joins Arcadis

27 May 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Lord Gavin Barwell, the former MP for Croydon Central from 2010-2017 who was elevated to the House of Lords in October 2019, has been appointed as a non-executive adviser to international engineering consultancy Arcadis. He […]

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  • Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering
  • Battery train sets new world record
  • Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke
  • Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB
  • Deutsche Bahn needs to find €6.5 billion to complete Stuttgart 21
  • Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator
  • EMR driver training is a family affair
  • Hitachi Rail completes acquisition of Omnicom from Balfour Beatty
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
  • New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
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  • Phil Mortimer: A recent funded R&D project focused on the use of alternatives to steel for the ohl masts. This has several…
  • Nigel: Fully support this restoration from the East Lancashire side,existing infrastructure mostly well built and promises a highly efficient 12 mile…
  • Clive Broadhead: After the undoubtedly achievement of resurrecting the railways in Scotland why are the current NR management he'll bent on squandering…
  • Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
  • 230001 sets out on its record-breaking run from Reading station.
  • Paul McNerney will leave Laing O'Rourke to take over as CEO of Severfield in the autumn of 2025.
  • Mick Rayner, managing director of Balfour Beatty's rail business, is joining the RSSB Board as non-executive director representing infrastructure contractors.
  • Impression of how Stuttgart station will look on completion.
  • Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
  • Hitachi Rail's acquisition of Omnicom will support its HMAX digital asset management platform globally.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 12 trainees drivers have just graduated at East Midlands Railway.
    EMR driver training is a family affair
    7 August 2025 0
  • 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
  • Cumbrian Coast line closed at Whitehaven “indefinitely”
    31 July 2025 0
  • Five new Class 756 Flirt trains have entered service between Coryton, Caerphilly and Penarth.
    New trains enter service on the Coryton line in South Wales
    31 July 2025 0
  • Unipart has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing its roadmap to meeting its Net Zero 2040 target.
    Unipart publishes roadmap to its Net Zero 2040 target
    30 July 2025 0
  • Arriva will restore train connections to communities in Poland’s Kujawsko-Pomorskie region from December 2026.
    Arriva to revive two regional routes in Poland
    30 July 2025 0
  • Tony Lodge of the Centre for Policy Studies has written a report entitled Rail’s Last Chance: A four-point plan to save the railways
    Warning that Great British Railways risks repeating the mistakes of British Rail
    29 July 2025 0
  • £8.5 million additional government support for Tyne and Wear Metro
    8 August 2020 0
  • LNER will auction off historic nameplates for charity
    24 July 2020 0
  • Walking for NHS – TPE manager attempts 150,000 steps in one day
    2 May 2020 0
  • Karl Oberreiter takes over at Robel Service & Support
    15 January 2020 0
  • More government support for Glasgow Subway and Edinburgh Trams
    23 December 2020 0
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