Steve Murphy will become chief executive officer of MTR UK, a newly created entity that will replace MTR Europe, following the retirement of Jeremy Long on 30 September 2020. He is currently managing director of […]
The aluminium bodyshells for the first nine cars of Avanti West Coast’s new fleet of Intercity Express trains have landed in the UK from Hitachi’s factory in Kasado, Japan. The trains will now be assembled […]
As the lockdown eases, and more people travel to work, train companies respond by increasing their schedules, which were drastically cut back during the worst of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. As part of planning to […]
Train manufacturer Stadler will retrofit 36 of its Flirt trains, operated by Arriva Nederland, with Guardia ETCS (European Train Control System) in-cab signalling and train protection. This news comes soon after the recent announcement that […]
As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown eases, thought turns to what the new face of rail transport will look like. It seems most unlikely that people will get back on the train in the numbers they […]
London North Eastern Railway (LNER), the train operator that runs services on the East Coast main line from London King’s Cross to the East Midlands, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland, will continue to do […]
As train operators start to increase the number of services they are running, and the government’s requirement that face coverings be worn on public transport came into force on 15 June, passengers have been encouraged […]
Transport for Wales has a policy of allowing staff to take two days off a year for volunteering, either locally in their communities, or nationally, supporting major charities. They have many varied ways of doing […]
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 […]
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 […]
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