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The Railway Industry Association (RIA) North, which represents over 150 rail businesses based across the North of England, has announced David Maddison as its new Vice-Chair and several appointments to its Leadership Group. David, who undertakes the role of regional...

The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) has announced the appointment of Lee Paxton as director of rail operations. Lee began his career with Network Rail in 2005 before going on to hold a number of positions with Arriva Trains...

Network Rail engineers successfully carried out a £2.28 million project to prevent landslips in the Fareham area with the line closed for nine days to allow the work to happen. Work began on Friday 24 June, and South Western Railway...

A man from Harrogate has been recognised for an act of bravery at Wakefield Westgate station. Phil Jones (left), who works as a crime reduction manager with Northern, stepped in to detain a man responsible for the assault of a...

On 22 June 2022, companies representing the UK’s rail industry came together at Newark Showground to participate in the seventh annual Big Rail Diversity Challenge. First held in 2016, The Big Rail Diversity Challenge has truly captured the hearts and...

The Customer Experience Centre at Northern has been awarded ServiceMark accreditation by The Institute of Customer Service, the UK’s independent professional body for customer service. The team, which becomes the only of any UK train operator to currently hold the...

Thameslink’s oldest employee, 82-year-old station assistant Siggy Cragwell, was a guest of honour at the unveiling of the National Windrush Monument last week  at Waterloo Station where he met the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William. Siggy sat among other VIPs...

The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed Mike Brown CBE MVO as the new Chair of the Board. The appointment took effect from 23 June 2022. Mike Brown, the former Commissioner of Transport for London, led the capital’s...

QTS Group has been awarded an Armed Forces Covenant award for demonstrating its commitment to helping members of the military and their families.  The national rail contractor was awarded a ‘Bronze’ status certification in recognition of its support for progressing...

Costain has appointed Nicole Geoghegan as general counsel and company secretary, replacing Sharon Harris who is leaving the business in July. Nicole will start and join the Executive Board on 1 July 2022. Nicole has extensive infrastructure experience, covering the...