Industry News
Petards Rail boosts team with new appointment
Intelligent train technology provider Petards Rail has appointed Calvin Fahey to the role of procurement manager.
Calvin is Level 3 Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) certified and brings with him almost a decade’s worth of experience within procurement-related...
Accessibility
ORR calls on rail operators to improve complaints processes and accessibility
A report published today (18 April) by the Office of Rail and Road’s (ORR) has found that some disabled passengers have experienced accessibility difficulties with the rail complaints process. There is also a lack of awareness of how to...
Industry News
The Rail Academy becomes ORR-registered
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has confirmed that The Rail Academy has been successful in its application to become an ORR-registered Train Driver Training and Examination Centre. The Rail Academy will now be added to the official...
Charity
South Western Railway Supports Samaritans as employees gear up to run the 2024 TCS London Marathon
Railway workers across are set to raise thousands of pounds for Samaritans this April as they put on their running shoes to take on the 2024 TCS London Marathon.
South Western Railway’s runners are supporting Samaritans after it was chosen as the...
Diversity & Inclusion
“Railway stations are a great ‘platform’ for my work”, says artist
An autistic artist from Middleton in Rochdale, Greater Manchester has spoken out about the role that railway stations have played in his mission to inspire the region’s neurodivergent residents.
Dez, who also goes by the name LoveArtPix, is an artist...
Rail News
Calling all schools: Join EMR’s Rail Safety Pathways Program today!
East Midlands Railway (EMR) has launched a new program designed to promote rail safety education among primary and secondary school students.
The Rail Safety Pathway, which is being run in partnership with Network Rail, is a comprehensive three-tiered toolkit aimed...
People
Network Rail appoints new capital delivery director for Wales and Western region
Network Rail’s Wales and Western region today announced Tim Walden as its new capital delivery director.
Tim joins from the company’s Southern region, where he has held the role of capital delivery director since June 2022.
A driving force behind the...
Careers
From Sonar to Signals: How Helen’s career changed track
From tracking enemy submarines to tracking LNER trains, former Royal Navy Petty Officer Helen Firth is finding there are some surprising similarities between working on an anti-submarine frigate and working in the Rail Operations Centre in York.
Helen, who has...
People
Joanne Maguire appointed ScotRail Managing Director
Scottish Rail Holdings today announced that Joanne Maguire has been appointed interim Managing Director of ScotRail following Alex Hynes’ two-year secondment to the UK Government Department for Transport.
The appointment will be effective from Monday, 15 April 2024.
Network Rail has...
People
Balfour Beatty appoints Steve O’Sullivan as Project Director for HS2’s new super-hub station
Balfour Beatty today announces the appointment of Steve O’Sullivan as Project Director with responsibility for Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA’s HS2 Old Oak Common station project. Steve replaces Nigel Russell, who was promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Balfour Beatty’s...
Latest News
Petards Rail boosts team with new appointment
Intelligent train technology provider Petards Rail has appointed Calvin Fahey to the role of procurement manager.
Calvin is Level 3...