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Appointments

Richard Walker moves to Dyer & Butler

27 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Dyer & Butler, the multi-disciplined engineering services specialist focused on essential infrastructure including airports, railways and highways, and part of M Group Services, has announced the appointment of Richard Walker as chief operating officer. Richard […]

Business

Government developing High Speed North – an integrated rail plan for the Midlands and the North

21 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it is working on an integrated rail plan for the Midlands and the North – High Speed North. The Oakervee Review into HS2, published on 11 February […]

Appointments

James McGowan is new public affairs director at Porterbrook

18 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

James McGowan, transport policy advisor to Shadow Transport Secretary Andy McDonald, has been named by train-leasing company Porterbrook as its new director of public affairs. He brings with him over twenty years’ experience in politics […]

Business

Alstom looks set to acquire Bombardier Transportation

18 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 3

In an announcement on 17 February 2020, French transport manufacturer Alstom announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bombardier Inc. and its shareholder Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) with […]

Business

New Translink chairman meets with Minister to discuss public transport in Northern Ireland

17 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Dr Mark Sweeney OBE, recently appointed as interim chairman of Northern Ireland’s Translink Group by Nichola Mallon, Minister for Infrastructure, has met with the minister and group chief executive Chris Conway to discuss the vital […]

Business

Quattro goes for TT glory

15 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Rail plant hire specialist Quattro Group has unveiled its new challenger for this year’s TT races on the Isle of Man in June. John Murphy of Quattro chose the MCN London Motorcycle Show to introduced […]

Appointments

SLC creates new Operations business and appoints Cath Bellamy to run it

15 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

SLC Group has established a new company – SLC Operations – and has asked senior rail figure Cath Bellamy to run it. For the last 10 years, SLC Rail has supported local authorities in developing […]

Business

Transport for Wales introduces body cameras for staff

13 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

In a bid to improve safety for both passengers and staff, Transport for Wales (TfW) is introducing the use of body-worn cameras. A trial will be conducted in partnership with the British Transport Police. Selected […]

Business

HS2 gets the go-ahead – and so does Northern Powerhouse Rail

11 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

On the same day that government released the report of the Oakervee Review into HS2, Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood in the House of Commons and announced: “The Cabinet has given high speed rail the […]

Business

Oakervee report recommends HS2 goes ahead

11 February 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

The Oakervee Review into HS2 has finally been published by the Department for Transport after it was delayed by the general election. It recommends that, on balance, Ministers should proceed with the HS2 project, subject […]

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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
  • New fleet, new name – Arterio
    24 August 2020 0
  • ETCS testing goes ahead despite COVID-19
    21 May 2020 0
  • New Eurotunnel Border Pass to simplify movement of cross-Channel freight
    24 December 2020 0
  • The acquisition of Ecebs from Visa will allow Unicard to add EMV solutions to its portfolio
    Ticketing specialist Unicard acquires Ecebs from Visa
    10 August 2023 0
  • Crossrail remains on track to open Elizabeth line around the end of 2020
    21 August 2019 0
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