RailUK Writer

Felix Schmid has retired from his post as Professor of Railway Systems Engineering at the University of Birmingham after 15 years. He moved to Birmingham in 2005 from the University of Sheffield, where he had built up the MSc programme...

Should the railways remain in the private sector? Or are they, effectively, already nationalised after the government’s emergency measures taken as part of its response to Covid-19? Now the Office for National Statistics has joined the debate on the future...

This year’s Railsport National Angling Championships, due to take place on 12 August 2020 at Makins Fisheries, has been cancelled as a result of COVID-19. Organisers delayed making the announcement to see how the lockdown panned out, but it is...

A consortium made up of Sheffield-based railway technology company 3Squared and operators Rail Operations Group and Freightliner has won government funding to develop an innovative solution to help rail freight plan short term paths more effectively. Currently, a sizeable proportion...

RAIB has investigated the effects on human performance in signalling operation following "numerous incidents in which signaller decision-making has been pivotal" The work of signallers, hidden away in signal boxes and control centres, is sometimes taken for granted. Now the...

Michael Peter will become Siemens Mobility’s sole CEO as Sabrina Soussan, who has been his co-CEO until now, is leaving the company to take on a new challenge. Roland Busch, member of the Managing Board and Deputy CEO of Siemens...

Health workers from St Thomas' Hospital no longer have to walk past drab brickwork as they walk under the railway on their way to and from work. Artist Lionel Stanhope has been speaking with RailStaff’s Rachel Groves about his commissions...

NSAR – the Nasional Skills Academy for Rail – has announced the appointment of Dyan Crowther, chief executive of HS1, as the new chair of NSAR.  Dyan’s senior industry experience, together with her commitment to skills and productivity make...

Steve Murphy, currently managing director of MTR Elizabeth line, has been promoted to become Chief Executive Officer of MTR UK, a newly created entity that will replace MTR Europe. This move follows news of the retirement of current CEO Jeremy...

Much has changed in the 97 years since the TBF was founded, so adjustments in benefits come as no surprise. Founded in 1923, the Transport Benevolent Fund CIO (TBF) has been providing help and support to those working in the...