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Martin Barlow, Carillion’s Senior Construction Manager on the Canal Tunnels project at Thameslink has praised the work of young apprentices Ashley Edwards, 18, Jason Platford, 17 and Jake Caddie, 17. ‘The most important quality I look for in trainees is good time keeping and taking a real interest in what you are doing – and [...]

A new £16 million scheme at Leeds station that will create a new entrance on the southern side of the station has been signed off by transport minister Baroness Kramer. The scheme consists of an enclosed structure over the River Aire that incorporates lifts, escalators and stairs allowing passengers access from the current western footbridge [...]

Virgin Rail Group was keen to stress continuity at the top as Phil Whittingham, Director Finance, stepped up to become the Lead executive and Phil Bearpark, Production Director took over as Director operations and Customer Service. The moves follow Chief Executive Tony Collins’ decision to quit and Chris Gibb’s move to Network Rail as a [...]

This year sees the fiftieth anniversary of Richard Beeching’s ‘The Re-Shaping of British Railways’. Writes Colin Garratt 2013 also sees the thirtieth anniversary of the Serpell Report. These two events mirrored the tempestuous undertones of railway policy in the years following World War Two. In this eight part series, Colin Garratt of Milepost 921⁄2 outlines [...]

Are you an existing supplier to the railways or would you like to be? The Rail Alliance and Rail Media Group, in collaboration with Coventry University, are proud to offer you the opportunity to help shape the rail sector of the future. Rail Interiors: The Inside Story – will take place at Coventry University on [...]

It’s 10 years since army rail engineers went into Iraq to resurrect its defunct railway. Ian Hammond, network Rail Senior Project Engineer and Territorial Army Captain, recalls a tough job. Captain Ian Hammond, of the Royal Engineers’ 170 Infrastructure Support Engineer Group, looked around him approvingly from the Territorial Army (TA) recruiting stand at the [...]

Colas Rail’s jointly delivered Track Renewals business has achieved BS 11000 certification for Collaborative Business Relationships. Says Richard Watts, Operations Manager, Colas Rail, ‘Track Renewals joins Colas Rail Projects in securing BS 11000, which is fast becoming a prerequisite for rail sector contracts. It provides the industry with a strategic framework for developing contractual relationships [...]

This year sees the fiftieth anniversary of Richard beeching’s ‘the Re-Shaping of british Railways’, Writes Colin Garratt 2013 also sees the thirtieth anniversary of the Serpell Report. These two events mirrored the tempestuous undertones of railway policy in the years following World War Two. In this eight part series, Colin Garratt of Milepost 921⁄2 outlines [...]

The Office of National Statistics estimates that London’s population will grow to 9 million people by 2021. That is a 14 per cent increase on today, writes Ian Gaskin, who is responsible for developing management systems at TfL On the rail and underground part of TfL – Tube, Docklands Light Railway, London Overground and trams [...]

Charity founder David Maidment said it was “a great honour” to have a train name after him in recognition of his tireless efforts to protect street children around the world. Network Rail and Colas Rail unveiled the ‘David Maidment OBE’ nameplate last week at the National Track Plant Exhibition at Long Marston. David established Railway [...]