East West Railway Company has announced the appointment of Susan Cooklin as its new chair as the project moves into its next phase of delivery. The project to build a new railway between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford, and Cambridge is in the final stages of design and aims to submit its planning consent to Government […]
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Susan Cooklin appointed chair of East West Rail
East West Railway Company has announced the appointment of Susan Cooklin as its new chair as the project moves into its next phase of delivery. The project to build a new railway between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Bedford, and Cambridge is in the final stages of design and aims to submit its planning consent to Government […]
Howard Smith appointed as HS2 interim chief operations officer
HS2 has appointed Howard Smith into the role of interim chief operations officer, a new role designed to support the future operation of HS2 and its integration into the national railway network. The role will help establish a single voice of the future operator within HS2 and will sit on the HS2 executive team to […]
Howard Smith appointed as HS2 interim chief operations officer
HS2 has appointed Howard Smith into the role of interim chief operations officer, a new role designed to support the future operation of HS2 and its integration into the national railway network. The role will help establish a single voice of the future operator within HS2 and will sit on the HS2 executive team to […]
AECOM appoints Andrea Green to lead UK and Europe rail business
Global infrastructure consultancy AECOM has appointed Andrea Green as director for rail and transit in the UK and Europe, as it strengthens its support for the rail sector. Andrea joins AECOM from Alstom, where she was business development director and led the development and delivery of the company’s UK growth and resilience strategy. She will […]
David Horne appointed to new industry-wide role
David Horne, currently managing director of London North Eastern Railway (LNER), has been appointed as integrated chief customer and commercial officer (ICCCO), a new industry-wide role that will help shape a customer-first railway. Since joining LNER in 2018, David has played a leading role in bringing the publicly owned operator and Network Rail’s East Coast […]
Sir John Kingman appointed as Great British Railways chair
The Government has appointed Sir John Kingman as the first chair of Great British Railways (GBR), marking another important step towards bringing the railways back under public control. Sir John will begin his duties as chair immediately and will play a critical role in shaping the design of the new organisation, continuing the integration of […]
Sir John Kingman appointed as Great British Railways chair
The Government has appointed Sir John Kingman as the first chair of Great British Railways (GBR), marking another important step towards bringing the railways back under public control. Sir John will begin his duties as chair immediately and will play a critical role in shaping the design of the new organisation, continuing the integration of […]
ORR appoints Paul Smith as chief executive officer
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today appointed Paul Smith as its chief executive officer, following a public competition. Paul is a highly experienced regulatory leader whose career spans the UK’s aviation, energy and payments sectors, as well as senior regulatory roles in Australia. He comes to ORR from Fingleton, the strategic regulatory […]
Andy Lewis appointed Chief Inspector of Rail Accidents
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has announced the appointment of Andy Lewis as Chief Inspector of Rail Accidents. Andy will take up his role in November 2026 when Andrew Hall retires after almost five years in the role. Andy started his career with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, where he trained as a marine engineer, […]