Raspberry Software, a specialist in rail revenue protection software, has formally joined Waynova Group, a new rail technology platform created by Arcadea Group. Arcadea, which already owns Raspberry Software, has brought together its rail-focused software businesses – ZEDAS, Railroad Software, Raspberry Software and Automated Rail – under the Waynova banner. While these companies have shared […]
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Train’d Up appoints Emma Barrett‑Peel as chief executive officer
Train’d Up, provider of rail and engineering apprenticeships, has announced the appointment of Emma Barrett‑Peel as chief executive officer (CEO). Emma joins Train’d Up with extensive leadership experience across the UK skills and training sector. She previously served as chief operating officer at Learning Curve Group and has also worked as an Ofsted inspector for […]
Brodie Engineering going from strength to strength as it turns 30
A leading rail engineering company specialising in maintaining, refurbishing and overhauling passenger and freight trains celebrates its 30th birthday – with the business going from strength to strength. Brodie Engineering operates from two sites in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, employing more than 150 people and boasts an active training and apprenticeship programme. Founded on 26 February, 1996, […]
Hitachi Rail marks 10 years in Scotland
Hitachi Rail is celebrating 10 years of Scottish operations, with its British-built trains and digital maintenance, increasing reliability and modal shift, while also reducing carbon emissions by 82%. As part of ‘Team Scotland’ Hitachi Rail has been developing new solutions to both improve resilience and help decarbonise the railways. Hitachi Rail is sponsoring Rail Scotland […]
TfL selects SSE Energy Solutions to deliver solar power directly to help run the Tube
The sun will soon be powering significant parts of London’s underground network after Transport for London (TfL) appointed SSE Energy Solutions as its delivery partner to build purpose-built solar installations to connect to the Tube network. The move, which followed a competitive procurement process, means that TfL will receive zero-carbon electricity straight from the solar […]
DB Cargo UK reorganises senior management team
DB Cargo UK has announced a number of new appointments to further improve the company’s operational and financial performance and position the company for long-term success. Roger Neary, who was previously chief sales officer, will take on the consolidated role of chief commercial officer. This will bring all the company’s commercial activities under one umbrella […]
AI platform ‘making savings’ in electrification unveiled
An AI tool has been premiered in Glasgow that is already helping the UK’s Network Rail make savings on electrification upgrades. Developed by Furrer+Frey, Lineform.AI works with data beamed down from Airbus satellites and uploaded from an array of datasets to develop recommendations for electrification. It also provides high level cost estimates as well as […]
CrossCountry’s first refurbished Voyager enters service
CrossCountry has welcomed passengers onboard its first refurbished Voyager train – marking a major milestone in a £75 million investment to upgrade long‑distance travel across Britain. The train’s return to service on Tuesday 24 February follows completion of its refurbishment at Alstom’s Litchurch Lane works in Derby, where the new look was recently launched to […]
Permanent Way Institution (PWI) formally changes name
The Permanent Way Institution (Incorporated) has formally changed its name to the Railway Engineering Institution (Incorporated), PWI becoming RailEI. This milestone marks an important evolution for the Institution, reflecting both the breadth of railway engineering disciplines it supports and its role as a modern, inclusive Professional Engineering Institution licensed by the UK Engineering Council. The […]
Resonate announces new chief operating officer
Resonate has appointed Camilla Gilchrist as chief operating officer, in support of the company’s growth objectives. Camilla joins Resonate from Tractable, where, during a period of rapid growth, she was chief of staff and director of operations, developing strong foundations to support robust scaling. With extensive experience in Enterprise SaaS and B2C technology organisations, Camilla […]