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Network Rail has today (Tuesday, 9 April) announced the appointment of three new non-executive directors to its Board. Dyan Perry OBE (nee Crowther), Steve Scrimshaw and Stuart Harvey will join the Board from July, and will be bringing with them...

Andy will join on 3 June from East West Rail Company. Taking responsibility for regional management teams and digital engineering services, Andy will collaborate with customers and industry partners to deliver Porterbrook’s strategic rolling stock objectives across more than...

Liz Baldwin has been appointed as the Southern Integrated Delivery (SID) director to deliver Network Rail’s Southern region’s renewals portfolio for the next 10 years. The SID is part of the Southern Renewals Enterprise (SRE), a new and innovative model...

Northern has appointed Nick Clarke as its new head of retail. Clarke, from York in North Yorkshire, takes up his new role in April and will be responsible for all elements of the ticket buying experience. He will also head-up the...

Jason Hamilton has been named as the new route director of Network Rail's North & East route. He will take over the role from Matt Rice, who is leaving the organisation after four and a half years to join...

CIRO Chief Executive Fiona Tordoff has announced she will step down from her role following more than a decade of leadership that significantly improved and modernised the organisation and the services it provides its members. Fiona has achieved substantial growth...

National rail contractor, QTS Group, has bolstered its senior leadership team with two appointments. Allan Reid has been appointed in the role of group transport manager. Boasting three decades of experience in the transport industry, Allan spent more than 15...

Steve Murphy, CEO of MTR UK, will be leaving MTR after 17 years of dedicated service to pursue other career goals. His last working day will be 29 March 2024. As MTR Elizabeth line’s inaugural managing director from 2014 and...

FirstGroup’s Open Access rail operators Lumo and Hull Trains have appointed Lucy Harper and Richard Salkeld into new senior communications roles. Lucy Harper joins the alliance of Lumo and Hull Trains as head of public affairs from ticket retailer Trainline....

Pete Sollitt has started as managing director of TRU West Alliance, with a crucial year ahead on the route between Manchester and Leeds. The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a multi-billion-pound programme that will bring faster, cleaner, and more reliable...