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Rail Business UKTributes paid to former Chiltern Railways CEO Adrian Shooter
UK: Senior executives across the UK rail sector have paid tribute to long-time industry leader Adrian Shooter CBE, who died on December 13 at the age of 74. He had been increasingly affected by motor neurone disease in recent years. Shooter joined British Rail in 1970 ...
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NewsNorfolk Southern names next Chief Operating Officer
USA: Senior Vice-President Transportation & Network Operations Paul Duncan is to become Chief Operating Officer of Norfolk Southern with effect from January 1. He replaces Executive Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer Cindy Sanborn, who is stepping down at the end of this year after a 35-year ...
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Rail Business UKIain Stewart elected Transport Committee Chair
UK: Conservative MP for Milton Keynes South Iain Stewart has been elected Chair of the House of Commons Transport Committee. The post became vacant following the appointment of Huw Merriman as Minister of State at the Department for Transport. ‘I have a real passion for, and ...
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Rail Business UKPerfect time to promote the sector, says new Rail Freight Group board
UK: The Rail Freight Group board has elected Chris Swan, Head of Rail at Tarmac, as Chair for a one-year term starting this month. PD Ports Chief Commercial Officer Geoff Lippitt has been appointed as Vice-Chair. Three new members have also been elected to the RFG ...
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Metro Report InternationalFormer Prime Minister Jean Castex named RATP CEO
FRANCE: The RATP supervisory board has confirmed the appointment of former Prime Minister Jean Castex as the new Chief Executive of the Paris transport operator, replacing Catherine Guillouard who stepped down at the end of September. Now 57 years old, Castex served as Prime Minister of ...
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Metro Report InternationalMBTA General Manager Poftak to step down
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority General Manager Steve Poftak is to leave the Boston area transit agency in January.
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Rail Business UKMerriman named rail and HS2 minister
UK: Huw Merriman MP has been appointed as a minister of state at the Department for Transport responsible for the rail and High Speed 2 briefs.
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Rail Business UKMark Harper appointed Secretary of State for Transport
UK: New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak named Mark Harper as Secretary of State for Transport on October 25, succeeding Anne-Marie Trevelyan. Commenting on his appointment, Harper said ‘transport affects us all, and I can’t wait to tackle the challenges we face so we can deliver for ...
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Rail Business UKTransport for London leadership appointments
UK: Transport for London has announced senior leadership appointments with effect from this month. On Commissioner Andy Byford’s departure, Andy Lord will become Commissioner on an interim basis from October 25, with TfL’s current Director of Network Management & Resilience Glynn Barton becoming interim Chief Operating ...
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NewsLallemand to step down as head of SNCF Réseau
FRANCE: Luc Lallemand is to leave his role as President & Director-General of infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau, the transport ministry confirmed on September 28.
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NewsFord executive to take over at CSX
USA: Joseph R Hinrichs has been appointed as the next President & Chief Executive Officer of CSX Corp, succeeding James M Foote with effect from September 26.
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NewsGenesee & Wyoming’s UK/Europe CEO departs
EUROPE: Eddie Aston has left Genesee & Wyoming Inc, where was Chief Executive Officer of the UK/Europe Region.
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Rail Business UKAnne-Marie Trevelyan appointed as Secretary of State for Transport
UK: Anne-Marie Trevelyan was appointed as Secretary of State for Transport in incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss’s cabinet on September 6. Trevelyan commented ‘transport is crucial to our lives — bringing people together, creating jobs and connecting the UK with the world. Looking forward to getting ...
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Rail Business UKAvanti West Coast Managing Director to leave
UK: Phil Whittingham is to step down as Managing Director of Avanti West Coast with effect from September 15 ‘in order to pursue other executive leadership opportunities’, the West Coast Main Line inter-city passenger operator’s parent company First Trenitalia announced on September 2. Whittingham joined Virgin ...
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Metro Report InternationalCatherine Guillouard to leave RATP
FRANCE: Catherine Guillouard is to step down as Chief Executive of RATP on September 30 for personal reasons, the Paris municipal transport operator announced on September 1. She will be replaced on a interim basis by Pierre-Alain Roche, who represents the French state on the RATP ...
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NewsStadler names next Group CEO
INTERNATIONAL: The Stadler board has named Markus Bernsteiner as Group CEO with effect from January 1 2023. He has worked for Stadler since 1999 and is currently Deputy Group CEO, Executive Vice-President of the Switzerland Division and manages the plants in Bussnang and St Margrethen as ...
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Rail Business UKMarylebone statue and train naming commemorate Adrian Shooter’s rail career
UK: A statue of Adrian Shooter was unveiled at London’s Marylebone station on August 30 to mark his contribution to the railway business over a period of more than half a century. Shooter was Managing Director of Chiltern Railways from 1994 until ...
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NewsEurostar Group names next CEO and targets 30 million passengers within 10 years
EUROPE: Gwendoline Cazenave has been appointed as CEO of Eurostar Group with effect from October 1. She will succeed Jacques Damas, who has been CEO of Eurostar since October 2020 and CEO of Eurostar Group since it was formed as the holding company for Eurostar and ...
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NewsPeru’s ‘Señor Tren’ joins Railroad Development Corp
INTERNATIONAL: Railway investment and management company Railroad Development Corp has appointed Dr Juan de Dios Olaechea as Managing Director, International Business Development, with initial target markets of Latin America and worldwide mining-related opportunities.
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NewsAmtrak President appointed
USA: Amtrak President & CEO Stephen Gardner has announced the separation of the roles, with Roger Harris to become President from July 5. Gerhard Williams will become Executive Vice-President, Service Delivery & Operations. ‘Amtrak has entered an exciting new era of growth and development, with more ...