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Britain’s largest long-distance operator, CrossCountry, has announced the appointment of Wendy Smith as HR and Safety Director. Wendy joins from HS2, where she was Head of HR, responsible for developing the future capability of the organisation. Prior to that, she...

Transport for Wales has bid a fond farewell to Valleys Controller Kevin Hooper after an incredible 42-year career in the rail industry. Kevin, from Newport, started his career as a freight guard at Ebbw Junction in 1980 after leaving the...

As part of AmcoGiffen’s commitment to collaborating with key supply chain partners, the company has appointed Ben McCluskey into the newly created role of procurement and supply chain director Ben has 14 years’ experience in the construction industry having held...

UK rail charities Railway Benefit Fund (RBF) and Railway Mission have extended their free will writing service for a year after over 1,000 people created a will in March. Their ‘Make a Will Month’ campaign, launched last month, was...

CWE Ltd - the independent supply, maintenance and logistics partner for the rail industry - has announced the appointment of Dave Bates as Commercial Director. Dave joined CWE in 2004 as a coupler fitter and held numerous roles before becoming...

Britain’s largest long-distance operator, CrossCountry, has announced the appointment of Mark Goodall as Service Delivery Director. Mark joins from Chiltern Railways where he was Operations Director. Prior to that he held numerous senior operational roles including Head of Alliancing at...

The new and revised standards published in 2021 had a combined estimated benefit of about £15.7m over five years. The true value is probably much more than that. You can read more about these in our 2021 Standards Annual...

Students with autism, learning disabilities or both from Dunstable-based Central Bedfordshire College  are the first group in over two years to take part in Thameslink ‘Try a Train’ events. The events, which had to be suspended in 2020 because of Covid...

A TransPennine Express (TPE) Driver Manager, based at Cleethorpes, is set to retire on Friday 29 April following 45 years on the railway. Dean Lancaster, 60, who previously managed stations including Cleethorpes, Hull Paragon, Grimsby, and Scunthorpe and lives in...

East West Railway Company (EWR Co) today announces that Beth West will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 1st April 2022(1).Beth will succeed Simon Blanchflower who will be retiring on 31st March 2022(2). Beth brings notable strengths...