news
ORR reports significant progress made in Network Rail savings plans
Network Rail is currently making progress ahead of target, being on track to deliver £391 million of efficiency savings in 2019 and 2020.
List view / Grid view
The Workforce
news
Transport Scotland announce Abellio ScotRail contract to end early
Following in-depth analysis of the franchise, it has been announced that Abellio's contract will end early, in March 2022.
article
Metro Trains Melbourne’s transformation to meet growing passenger numbers
As Metro Trains Melbourne celebrates its 10-year anniversary, CEO Raymond O’Flaherty talks about the train operator’s milestones and how it will need to continue its transformation to provide a safe and reliable future service for the city’s rapidly-growing population.
news
GB Railfreight announce appointment of new Chairman
James Cooper will work with GB Railfreight's Managing Director to ensure a continued growth in freight as businesses look to more sustainable solutions.
news
SBB Board of Directors appoint Vincent Ducrot as new CEO
Ducrot will return to SBB for the first time since 2011 and succeed predecessor, Andreas Meyer, at the beginning of April 2020.
article
Solving problems and creating a better world with digitalisation
12 December 2019 | By
Global Railway Review spoke to Thymo van den Brug at ProRail to discover how he creates digital solutions to the company's problems and how ProRail is taking the first steps to creating a better world.
news
Video released showing progress of California high-speed rail project
The video follows all progress made and milestones hit during construction on the high-speed line project throughout 2019.
news
Alstom signs production contract with PTA of Western Australia
The PTA contract will require Alstom to manufacture and maintain the newest generation of C-series trains for the growing rail network in Perth.
article
Facing challenges head-on to drive innovations in rail forward
10 December 2019 | By
We speak to Gerald Schinagl, Digital Innovation Manager at ÖBB about how the company is boldly moving forward with its digital initiatives to improve operations and ensure passenger and employee satisfaction.
news
Hitachi Rail chosen to build new InterCity trains for Avanti West Coast
First Trenitalia has awarded British-based train manufacturer Hitachi Rail a contract worth more than £350 million to provide and maintain 23 new InterCity trains for Avanti West Coast services.
article
Women Inspiring Rail: A Q&A with Marta Andreoni, Technical Affairs Manager, UNIFE
For our next Women Inspiring Rail instalment, Technical Affairs Manager at UNIFE, Marta Andreoni, discusses her work on the future of rail, cyber-security, and how the rail industry will see a lot of change in the coming years.
news
Heathrow Express appoints two new commercial team members
Heathrow Express, the dedicated airport rail service, has announced two new appointments in their commercial team with Mark Eastwood becoming Business Development Manager and Nicolette Miller appointed as Partnership Marketing Manager.
article
Collaborating with staff and passengers to be digital number one
With SJ aiming to be the number one digital company in Sweden, we spoke to Claes Lindholtz, Head of Digital Transformation at SJ about what digital initiatives the operator is conducting to reach this goal and how it encourages its staff and passengers to aid it on its digital journey.
article
Women Inspiring Rail: A Q&A with Vanessa Sutherland, SVP Government Relations & Chief Legal Officer, Norfolk Southern
For our next Women Inspiring Rail instalment, Vanessa Sutherland, SVP Government Relations and Chief Legal Officer at Norfolk Southern Corporation, tells us that her team must develop long-term strategies to support the operations of the company and how she has enjoyed being a mentor for other women in rail.
news
EU member states to vote on passenger rights and obligations text
The new regulation will strengthen the rights of passengers in the face of delays and cancellations, and will limit the financial impact on rail operators.