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LNER produces regional face masks designs

16 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 2

Now that face coverings must be worn when passengers travel by train, London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has produced three designs on a regional theme for its customers to order. The three designs – a […]

Appointments

Alstom names Jason Baldock as new MD for signalling systems & infrastructure

15 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Jason Baldock has been appointed as managing director of Alstom’s signalling systems & infrastructure business in the UK.  He will take up his new position on 7 September 2020.  This announcement follows the news that […]

Appointments

Jonathan Willcock to head up Skanska’s UK infrastructure business

15 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Jonathan Willcock, who has led Alstom’s systems, signalling and infrastructure business for the last seven years, is to move to Skanska UK in October to head up its infrastructure business. Skanska is currently working on […]

Appointments

Three new board members appointed to HS2 to “strengthen oversight and scrutiny”

14 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the appointment of three non-executive directors to the board of HS2 Ltd, stating that the move is intended to strengthen oversight and scrutiny of the UK’s largest infrastructure […]

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HS2 archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old murder victim in Buckinghamshire

13 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 1

Archaeologists working on the HS2 project in Buckinghamshire have discovered a skeleton believed to be a murder victim from the Iron Age. The archaeology programme is a central part of HS2’s ground preparation works for […]

Community

Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens remembered in mural

12 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

A new mural In the London Borough of Lambeth celebrates one of the most famous gardens of the 17th and 18th centuries that was also the location for a number of early balloon flights. Vauxhall […]

Appointments

Michael Peter to be sole CEO of Siemens Mobility as Sabrina Soussan moves on

10 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Siemens Mobility has announced that Michael Peter will be its sole chief executive officer with immediate effect as his co-CEO Sabrina Soussan leaves the company. Until her contract ends on 31 December 2020, Sabrina will […]

Appointments

Rajeev Joisar to head up Bombardier Transportation in India

10 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Bombardier Transportation has announced the appointment of Rajeev Joisar as managing director for India. In his new role, Rajeev will be responsible for the end-to-end process of business development and sales through to project execution […]

Appointments

Dyan Crowther to chair NSAR

9 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

Dyan Crowther, the chief executive of High Speed One (the Channel Tunnel Rail Link between St Pancras and the tunnel near Folkestone), has been named as the new chairman of NSAR – the National Skills […]

Appointments

Steve Murphy moves up to become CEO of MTR in the UK

9 July 2020 Nigel Wordsworth 0

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 […]

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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
  • Jonathan Willcock to head up Skanska’s UK infrastructure business
    15 July 2020 1
  • Hull Trains suspends all services
    29 March 2020 4
  • Near miss in Scotland caused by confusion between lookouts – RAIB
    14 April 2020 0
  • Eurostar uniform picks up design of the decade award
    3 July 2019 0
  • Bombardier Transportation opens Bulgarian subsidiary
    25 September 2020 0
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