Network Rail has awarded contracts worth up to £1.1 billion to four suppliers of on-track maintenance machines vital in maintaining and renewing Britain’s railway network. The contracts have been awarded to Balfour Beatty Rail Limited, Colas Rail Limited, Swietelsky Babcock Rail (SB Rail) and VolkerRail Specialist Businesses Limited, to provide On Track Machines (OTM) including […]
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Chris Fowler appointed as Managing Director for GTS
Chris Fowler will take on the role as Managing Director for GTS, the future operator of the Elizabeth line. GTS is a joint venture between Go Ahead, Tokyo Metro and Sumitomo Corporation and will be responsible for operating the Elizabeth line from 25 May 2025. Chris joins GTS from Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) where he […]
Cutty Sark station to get four brand-new escalators during temporary closure
Cutty Sark DLR station is set to get four new state-of-the-art, energy efficient escalators, providing customers with easier and more reliable access to and from the station. To complete the complex installation in the safest and most efficient way, the station will close until next spring. During the closure use nearby Greenwich station, which is […]
Arriva Rail London appoints Charlotte Whitfield as operations director
Arriva Rail London (ARL) has appointed Charlotte Whitfield as the company’s new operations director. Charlotte joined ARL in 2017 as a general manager and took on the customer experience director role in 2021. Over the past eight years, Charlotte has steered several successful customer experience initiatives, from the introduction of the Night Overground to the […]
Network Rail and British Transport Police launch hard-hitting new track safety campaign
Network Rail and British Transport Police are urging people to stay off the tracks with a hard-hitting new campaign, as new survey data reveals 59% of Brits don’t know what the ‘third’ or electric rail is, and 38% believe electrocution from rail tracks won’t cause serious injury. The organisations have today launched a new series […]
Marc Hurn appointed managing director of VTG Rail UK
VTG Rail UK has appointed Marc Hurn as its managing director. Marc has been promoted into the role from his previous position as the sales and marketing director of the company, which he had held since 2023. He takes over from Colin Denman, who has been promoted to the position of chief customer service Officer […]
Amey appointed to Network Rail’s Development and Design Partnership Framework to transform railways in the north of England
Amey has been awarded a place on the Network Rail Development and Design Partnership Framework (DDPF) to connect people, businesses, and communities in the north of England. Amey was chosen as a design and consultancy partner for the framework worth £300 million to deliver a range of infrastructure services including professional development, design and technical […]
RIA discussion paper calls for new approach to station development
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published a new discussion paper which sets out a place-based approach for delivering better stations across the nations and regions of the UK. The paper, ‘Stations: Engines of Communities’, calls for a new private and public approach to station development to fully realise the economic and social value of […]
ORR says capacity can be made available at Eurostar depot
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says Eurostar’s London depot would be able if required to accommodate additional trains, following its receipt of an independent report it commissioned to investigate the matter. The report, published today, assessed the capacity at the operator’s Temple Mills International facility. The rail regulator added that changes to operational […]