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Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has announced the appointment of John Whitehurst as its chief operating officer (COO). He will begin the role on Monday 20 May. The role will see John lead the planning and delivery of services across GTR’s...

CPC Project Services LLP (CPC) is pleased to announce that it has transferred ownership to its employees, through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), to become CPC Project Services Ltd. Over the past 12-18 months the shareholders of CPC have considered...

GB Railfreight (GBRf), has started a new intermodal service connecting Southampton to Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal in the West Midlands. This is the first time that GBRf has run an intermodal service from the UK’s second-largest deep sea...

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...

Travelling by rail can be up to 80% cheaper on similar routes than flying, eliminating the burden of baggage fees, seat selection charges and airport transfer fees, a new report by Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has found. While in some...

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...

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...

Octavius Infrastructure is delighted to announce it has been appointed by Network Rail to the North-West and Central (NW&C) Capital Delivery Framework for Major Projects for Control Period 7. They have secured a place on Lot A2, covering multi-discipline...

A Thales and VolkerRail consortium is one of six named on Network Rail’s Train Control Systems Framework, aimed to revolutionise signalling across Britain. From Carlisle to Brighton, this 10 year signalling plan will change the face of Britain’s railway, with...

Siemens Mobility will continue to work in partnership with Network Rail to transform rail travel across Britain after securing first place on the Train Control Systems Framework for both conventional and digital signalling. The company is now set for a...