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Dame Tamara Finkelstein will take over as chief executive of the Royal Academy of Engineering in February 2026.
Appointments

Tamara Finkelstein to be CEO of Royal Academy of Engineering

28 November 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced that Dame Tamara Finkelstein DCB will take over as chief executive officer in February 2026, once Dr Hayaatun Sillem CBE steps down after 21 years of service to […]

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

Paul McNerney to join Severfield from Laing O’Rourke

13 August 2025 Rail Insider 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.
Appointments

Mick Rayner appointed Non-Executive Director of RSSB

12 August 2025 Rail Insider 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 […]

Robin Gisby will step down from being CEO of the DfT Operator on 23 December 2025.
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Robin Gisby to step down as the government’s train operator

7 August 2025 Rail Insider 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.
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EMR driver training is a family affair

7 August 2025 Rail Insider 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 […]

Appointments

VTG Rail appoints Matt Hannant as Head of Sales and Marketing

23 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

The UK’s largest private rail freight wagon hire company, VTG Rail, has appointed Matt Hannant as its new Head of Sales and Marketing. Matt is 43 and joins VTG from the water and lighting sectors. […]

Appointments

Gareth Davies named as SYSTRA’s Market Director for Water & Environment

23 June 2025 Rail Insider 0

Multinational engineering and consulting group SYSTRA has appointed Gareth Davies as Market Director for Water & Environment in the UK & Ireland to help the business grow its strength in the market. He will lead […]

Appointments

Two new trustees for Railway Benefit Fund

19 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

The Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) has announced the appointment of two new trustees to its board – Fiona Irvine and Stuart Mackcracken, both of whom bring with them a wealth of experience from within the […]

Appointments

Emma Haddow appointed Operations Director at Cementation Skanska

19 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

Emma Haddow, who has worked in the piling and ground engineering sector for over 20 years and has significant experience in design, project delivery and commercial management, will lead Cementation’s operations in Scotland, the north […]

Health & Safety

Level crossing closed following “shocking misuse”

16 May 2025 Rail Insider 0

Network Rail has been granted an Emergency Closure Order for a level crossing in South Yorkshire following repeated incidents of dangerous misuse. Wilthorpe footpath crossing in Barnsley will be closed for three weeks, after which […]

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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
  • Interrail and Eurail – in or out?
    9 August 2019 0
  • Study to consider extending Crossrail to Ebbsfleet
    26 September 2020 2
  • British steel in liquidation
    22 May 2019 1
  • Ticket office worker dies of Coronavirus after man spat at her
    12 May 2020 2
  • Overturned lorry damages bridge and stops trains at Castle Cary
    13 August 2019 0
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