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Southeastern introduces UK first with new digital season tickets

Southeastern, one of the UK’s busiest passenger train operators, has introduced digital season tickets - known as sTickets – allowing customers to quickly buy a season ticket and store it on their smartphone. sTickets are available to buy through the...

Octavius completes acquisition of specialist rail electrification design consultant Navitas

Leading transport infrastructure provider Octavius Infrastructure Ltd (Octavius) has completed the acquisition of specialist rail consultant Navitas Engineering Group (Navitas). Navitas, through Navitas Engineering and Permarail provides electrical engineering consultancy services to the railway and electricity supply industries. Their 30...

A life’s work recognised

One of the RailStaff Awards’ most prestigious prizes is the Lifetime Achievement Award which honours those who’ve dedicated their lives to the railway. It reflects the passion and dedication of those who’ve sacrificed countless hours manning trains, selling tickets,...

Working together for a safer railway: tripartite agreement signed

Southeastern, Network Rail and the British Transport Police have come together with a renewed focus to tackle antisocial behaviour on the railway and improve the safety and security of customers and staff. The three organisations have signed up to a...

Shouldering the responsibility

Making the network run smoothly is everyone’s responsibility, but the onus of meeting budgets and deadlines falls on the shoulder of Managers. It can be a tough task, and the RailStaff Awards recognises these hard-working heroes. This year, the Rail...

Transport Minister opens new £15m railway station for East Linton

Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop has today formally opened the new East Linton station, marking completion of the latest investment in Scotland’s Railway. The £15m station reconnects East Linton to the national rail network for the first time in almost six...

Syeda Ghufran joins Siemens Mobility as Director of Asset Management and Assurance for Customer Services

Siemens Mobility today announced the appointment of Syeda Ghufran who joins as the new Director of Asset Management and Assurance for Customer Services. Syeda brings a wealth of expertise to her new role along with her strong background in the...

Key upgrades to railway in North Yorkshire to be delivered this Christmas

Teams from Network Rail will be giving up spending the festive period with their families to deliver vital upgrades to the railway in North Yorkshire. Between Christmas Eve and Wednesday, 27 December, hundreds of colleagues will be working on a...

Celebrating safety superheroes

The safety of customers and staff is a number one priority, and the Safety Person or Team Awardrecognises the people who strive to ensure that everyone gets home safe and well at the end of the day. Southern Rail Enforcement...

Join us for the Rail Safety Summit 2024

We're used to hearing phrases like 'Safety First'. They're a reminder that safety is never off the agenda. Britain's railways have maintained an enviable safety record in recent years, but reports of incidents and near misses demonstrate that there is...

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ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds

New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...