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Dominic Quilty is one of more than 50 ScotRail employees who has received extensive mental health first aid training through NHS-accredited material. The scheme, launched exactly one year ago, has provided staff with the skills needed to be able...

The government has pledged financial support to Transport for London (TfL) to help its finances during the coronavirus crisis. A total of £1.6 billion of financial aid will help the tube and the buses keep running as income from...

After a lifetime of work, it's good to stay in contact with former colleagues With people living longer, they have more free time in their retirement. But some don’t want to turn their backs on their careers completely. Clive Kessell...

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has called for some 'beechinged' lines to be reopened - but which ones? Reopening a closed railway line is expensive and requires a lot of planning and financial justification. Local enthusiasts are often keen to see...

The subject of this year's George Ramshaw Curry memorial lecture was 'new decade, new government - what needs to be done to build world-class rail in the 2020s' Darren Caplan, chief executive of the Railway Industry Association, was the chosen...

The current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has put many strains on society. Large numbers of people are working from home or otherwise quarantining themselves, either as a precaution or because they actually have the virus. However, life must go on. Health workers have had...

Tim Dugher, who is standing down as chairman of the network certification body (NCB), looks back on his time with the company Two years after joining Network Rail’s fledgling Network Certification Body as a non-executive director, Tim Dugher took over...

Graham Coombs visits Coyle Rail - popularly known as 'Coyles' - to find out just what it takes to be one of the industry's leading labour supply agencies Back in the days of British Rail, temporary hire of staff through...

New train fleets are being introduced into service, but they are almost all late. Malcolm Dobell considers why With an unprecedented number of new vehicles ordered since 2010 - over 8,000 - and with more orders to come, getting them...

Retiring as policy director of the railway industry association, peter loosley reflects on his time in the industry I took the decision to retire in December after 17 years - almost to the day - at RIA. A mixture of...