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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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Negotiations started to promote the employment of women in the rail sector
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With women accounting for under 20 per cent of the railway workforce, CER and ETF are starting negotiations to promote female employment.
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Stations Day celebrates the efforts of rail workforce and volunteers
#StationsDay sees the Department for Transport and rail industry celebrating the work of young apprentices, volunteers and staff who keep the railways running.
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SWR sustainability results show positive environmental impact
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SWR's second-year sustainability results show how the franchise is lowering carbon emissions and helping local communities.
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Women Inspiring Rail: A Q&A with Heidi Hendrix, Punctuality Manager, Infrabel
For our next Women Inspiring Rail instalment, Heidi Hendrix, Punctuality Manager at Infrabel discusses her current role and proudest achievement, plus her views on rail’s role in the future of mobility and how industry reinvention is important to ensure rail continues to be a reliable choice for both passengers and…
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Bombardier Transportation announces new President of UK Region
With immediate effect, Matt Byrne has been appointed President of Bombardier Transportation's UK Region, one of the organisation's largest and most important markets.
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Shift2Rail partners with Digital Rail Revolution: A Q&A with S2R Executive Director, Carlo Borghini
Ahead of his participation at Global Railway Review’s Digital Rail Revolution conference being held in London on 7 November 2019, Carlo Borghini shares his opinions on automation in mainline rail networks, the opportunities of artificial intelligence, and how digitalisation in general is providing a step change in the way rail…
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A Q&A with: Anne Berner, former Finnish Minister of Transport & Communications
Anne Berner, former Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications, explains how she thinks digitalisation has impacted rail and the wider public transport industry, and what she thinks about current trends and future tech disruption.
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Virgin Trains to issue more body worn cameras for staff
Following a successful pilot scheme in 2018, 250 more body worn cameras will be rolled out across the Virgin Trains network and will be used by station staff and on-board teams.