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Rail Forum Europe appoints new President and Vice-President
RFE have appointed Andrey Novakov and Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg as the new President and Vice-President, respectively, from 2019 to 2024.
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Crucial to a great performing rail organisation is the well-being of the workforce behind the service. Whether front-line staff, train drivers, track workers, engineers, technicians or top-level management, having a safe, motivated and skilled workforce is imperative for an organisation working in the rail sector.
What are the trends and challenges facing rail’s workforce and how is the industry moving forward to support and develop its employees?
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Atkins’ Lizi Stewart appointed as member of RIA Board
Managing Director of Atkins' transportation division, Lizi Stewart, has been appointed as one of 13 Railway Industry Association Board members.
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Women Inspiring Rail: A Q&A with Jenny Gejke, Head of Digital Channel Development, SJ AB
For our next Women Inspiring Rail instalment, Jenny Gejke, Head of Digital Channel Development at SJ AB, discusses her work on digitalisation and how modernising the way rail companies approach customer experience will increase passenger numbers and satisfaction.
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Kansas City Southern publishes 2018 sustainability report
‘For the Long Haul: Delivering Prosperity, Valuing People, Protecting the Planet’ reports a reduction in their carbon footprint, amongst other improvements within the company.
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Amtrak names new Executive Vice President and Chief Safety Officer
Steve Predmore will succeed Ken Hylander in the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Safety Officer for Amtrak in November 2019.
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Zonegreen makes grade for Nexus rail skills centre
Sheffield-based rail safety specialist, Zonegreen, is to supply its flagship technology to Metro operator, Nexus’, £8.4 million training facility being constructed in South Shields, North East England.
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Lineas management to lose key members but welcome newcomers
Two crucial members of the management team will be leaving in 2019, being replaced by newcomers to the company by early 2020.
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Rail Baltica’s Chief Executive Officer hands in resignation
Timo Riihimäki will continue undertaking his duties on the Joint Venture project until mid-December before leaving due to personal reasons.
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Women Inspiring Rail: A Q&A with Natalie Leister, Area Manager, Southeastern
For our next Women Inspiring Rail instalment, Natalie Leister, Area Manager at Southeastern, tells us about how her humble beginnings within the rail industry helped her grow to become determined on working to make the company focus more on inclusivity and make train travel and the rail industry more accessible…
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Doug Allen to step down as CEO of Virginia Railway Express
The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board have announced that CEO Doug Allen and the board have “agreed to part ways”.
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Overcoming and understanding cyber-security challenges
Famously, Frank Sinatra did it his way, but when Yael Mor joined Israel Railways, she learned that if she wanted to build and incorporate an effective cyber ‘attitude’ for the organisation, she would have to do it the ‘rail’ way. Here she discusses three major cyber-security challenges that she has…
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Network Rail’s Infrastructure Projects teams recognised for sustainability achievements
The British Safety Council (BSC) has awarded Network Rail’s Infrastructure Projects (IP) Track team a Globe of Honour for sustainability.
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Women Inspiring Rail: An interview with Porterbrook’s Helen Simpson and Chandra Morbey
In August 2019, Porterbrook announced that Helen Simpson and Chandra Morbey had been jointly appointed to the role of Innovation and Projects Director to further enhance the rolling stock leasing company’s ability to develop and deliver complex engineering projects. Here they discuss how their job-share career has brought them together…
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Network Rail leaders named in list of influential females in engineering
Bridget Rosewell CBE and Loraine Martins MBE have been internationally recognised in the Financial Times' Top 100 Most Influential Women in Engineering list.
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RB Rail AS elects new Supervisory Board
The re-election of the board comes following the decision to replace Riia Sillave of RB Estonia.