Women’s charity Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) has partnered with Southeastern Railway to establish a community-led forum, launching this summer. It will be focused on improving safety and confidence for women and girls using rail services. Southeastern Railway is working in collaboration with SIGBI and other representative groups, to ensure the forum is […]
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Women’s Charity Joins Forces with Southeastern Railway to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls
Women’s charity Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) has partnered with Southeastern Railway to establish a community-led forum, launching this summer. It will be focused on improving safety and confidence for women and girls using rail services. Southeastern Railway is working in collaboration with SIGBI and other representative groups, to ensure the forum is […]
Go-Ahead Group appoints chief operating officer
Go-Ahead Group has announced that Sian Leydon will be joining the company as chief operating officer, a newly created role, in July. Sian will take her track record of leading growth, transformation, and delivering results across complex, customer-focused industries to Go-Ahead. Sian was most recently managing director for mainland Europe at Arriva. Before that, her […]
Win-win for newts and engineers during major upgrades
Endangered great crested newts are being better protected if found on the railway during upgrade work thanks to a newly launched scheme to help them thrive. Network Rail has teamed up with the Newt Conservation Partnership to quickly relocate railway residing newts so work to maintain tracks and run trains safely and reliably doesn’t grind […]
Amey announces four new senior advisory leaders
Tom Kinnear has been named Amey’s new delivery director for transport. The role will see him lead Amey’s transport advisory services across highways, rail, aviation, and ports. With more than 20 years’ experience in transport consulting, Tom combines deep sector knowledge with a strong track record in delivery, helping infrastructure owners translate strategy, data and […]
CrossCountry advises customers to plan ahead over busy Bank Holiday
West Midlands rail users travelling this Bank Holiday weekend are being urged to plan ahead, as trains across the CrossCountry network are expected to be significantly busier than usual. From Friday 22 to Sunday 24 May, a combination of planned strike action affecting another train operator, major events and the Spring Bank Holiday is likely […]
Carlisle Support Services Appoints Jason Gray to Lead Practical Innovation Initiatives
Carlisle Support Services announced the appointment of Jason Gray as its new Technical Solutions Director. This strategic hire reinforces Carlisle’s commitment to integrating technology with its people-led service delivery, ensuring clients benefit from innovative, future-proof security and advanced FM solutions. Jason brings a wealth of experience across the fire and security sectors, having progressed from […]
Transport Secretary promises end to “era of neglect” on HS2
Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, has declared an end to an “era of neglect” on HS2 as she set out plans to reset the project, delivering the railway as quickly as possible and at the lowest reasonable cost. Following years of mismanagement, the Transport Secretary has convened the team that delivered the Elizabeth Line and set […]
Northern City Line celebrates one year of digital signalling
The Northern City Line (NCL), between Finsbury Park and Moorgate in the City of London, today (Tuesday 19 May) celebrates one year since its physical lineside signals were removed. The NCL became Britain’s first ‘no signals’ commuter railway in May 2025, and since then almost 70,000 train services have been operated by Great Northern using […]
Daily direct services return between Bristol, Swindon, and Oxford
Direct services between Bristol Temple Meads, Swindon, and Oxford are now running every two hours, providing daily links between the three destinations for the first time in more than 20 years. The new services will run Monday to Saturday, calling at Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa, Chippenham, Swindon and Oxford. The first service left Oxford […]