Business
Bore Da Avanti !
Avanti West Coast, which runs trains up the West Coast main line from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Scotland (and stations in between), also runs through to Wrexham and across North Wales to Anglesey. To […]
People
Business
Southern’s Barnham depot celebrates 25 years
Now celebrating 25 years of operation, Barnham ‘depot’ was formed in 1995 to provide a base for drivers when the Bournemouth service launched in the mid-90s. A number of older depots were amalgamated into the […]
Associations
Industry coalition backs Borders Railway extension
Jim Steer, director of industry coalition the High Speed Rail Group, has reiterated its support for extension of the Borders Railway as a means to guarantee cross-border trade and facilitate three-hour journeys between London and […]
Appointments
Major changes at Rail Delivery Group as chairman and CEO both step down
The Rail Delivery Group has announced major changes to its leadership as its chairman and CEO both stand down. Chairman Chris Burchell, who was appointed in 2017 and has been managing director of Arriva UK […]
Appointments
New BTP lead on trust, legitimacy and community relations
British Transport Police (BTP) has appointed a new lead on trust, legitimacy and community relations. Chief Superintendent Dennis Murray will be joining BTP on secondment from Northamptonshire Police, where he is currently a Superintendent and […]
Appointments
New CEO at Taziker
Steve Corcoran has been named as the new chief executive officer of multi-disciplinary specialist contractor Taziker, starting on 1 October 2020. He has had a distinguished career in the construction sector, operating at board level […]
Business
13 new apprentices join rail industry
A group of 13 apprentices from Manchester and Liverpool have embarked on new careers in the rail industry after joining Vital Human Resources’ latest apprenticeship programme. More than 160 people applied for the 13 positions […]
Events
Excavated remains from site of HS2’s Euston station to be reburied in Surrey
Working with the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, HS2 has reached an agreement with Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey for the reburial of bodies that have been exhumed as a result of excavations at […]
Community
London school students help Graham with station design
A group of Year 8 students (12-13 year olds) was asked to design and create new stations during several workshops at a summer camp for a school in London, organised by Graham as part of […]
Community
Welsh Government aims to keep 30% of workforce working from home
The long-term ambition of the Welsh Government is to have around 30 per cent of Welsh workers working from home or close to home, even after the threat of Covid-19 is over. The Coronavirus restrictions […]