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Merseyrail names new managing director

Neil Grabham has today been named as the new managing director of Merseyrail. Currently the customer services director for East Midlands Railway, Neil brings a...

DfT appoints interim director general for Rail Infrastructure Group

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that Anit Chandarana, lead director of Great British Railways Transition Team, will be joining it as interim...

Romain Pison joins SYSTRA as director of decarbonisation

Decarbonisation expert Romain Pison has joined Systra’s UK & Ireland Consultancy division. Romain joins the company as director of decarbonisation and will consolidate and expand...

Network Rail confirms appointment of David Davidson to run the railway in Kent and South East London

Network Rail Southern region has appointed David Davidson to lead the operation of one of the busiest rail networks in the country. David joins Kent...

Andy Lord confirmed as London’s Transport Commissioner

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and the Board of Transport for London (TfL) today announced that Andy Lord has been appointed as London’s...

New regional director for Northern in the North West

Craig Harrop has been appointed interim regional director for Northern in the North West. He took over on Monday 29 May, replacing Chris Jackson, who...

Good practice for protecting mental health

The rail industry is more aware of the importance of mental health than ever before, acknowledging the importance of emotional well-being and taking steps...

MTR Elizabeth line announces new train service delivery director

MTR Elizabeth line has announced the appointment of Nick Westcott as its new train service delivery director. Nick has worked in railway operations for the...

Samaritans calls for more investment to support rail staff mental health

Suicide prevention charity Samaritans has called for vital investment from the rail industry to ensure rail workers get adequate support for their mental health....

Arriva Rail London welcomes new head of performance delivery

Arriva Rail London has appointed Jon Bradley as head of performance delivery, a newly created role in the Operations team. Jon brings a wealth of...

Railtex 2023 opens next week: The rail industry meets in Birmingham for a jam-packed event programme

From 9 - 11 May, rail professionals will meet at the NEC in Birmingham for Railtex, the UK’s premier exhibition for railway equipment, systems,...

Walk the Wigan to Bolton rail trail

David Shirres Throughout Britain there are 70 community rail partnerships (CRPs) that work with train operators on various initiatives including bringing stations to life. The...

Rail Safety Summit 2023

Colin Wheeler Rail Media’s annual Railway Safety Summit Conference was held on Tuesday 14 March at Loughborough University’s Holywell Park Conference Centre. With 136 people...

Young Rail Professionals – Change at the top

Hello! Welcome to my first column as the new Young Rail Professionals Chairwoman for 2023/2024. My name is Bonnie Price and I work for...

RailStaff Awards 2023

It’s that time again – the countdown to the RailStaff Awards has begun, and although 2022’s event set the bar impossibly high, this year...

Real-life Heroes

While all RailStaff Awards nominees are outstanding individuals, those put forward for the Samaritans Lifesaver Award are true, real-life heroes, each one of them...

Engineering Success

The rail industry’s army of engineers keep the rail network running day and night, 365 days a year. Since the first days of the...