Management course launch invokes spirit of British Rail graduate scheme
UK: The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators has launched a pilot management training programme designed to develop operational leaders with a whole-system understanding of the rail sector.
Great British Railways: ‘The target is to increase use of the railway’
Railway Gazette International looks at the current state of progress to create Great British Railways as the public sector body which will run the national rail network.
MPs say Great British Railways must be protected from political interference
UK: The House of Commons Transport Committee has called for the government to provide more detail about how the rail industry will work in the future, and for changes to the Railways Bill which it says are needed to protect Great British Railways from political interference.
Great British Railways is a ‘golden opportunity’ to end boom and bust
UK: The creation of Great British Railways provides a ‘golden opportunity’ to take ‘a radical new approach’ to tackle the boom and bust investment cycles, according to House of Commons Transport Committee Chair Ruth Cadbury.
LNER announces Serenza branding and interior features of future CAF Class 897 trainsets
UK: LNER has selected Serenza as its name for the fleet of Class 897 inter-city trainsets it has ordered from CAF through Porterbrook, and released details of the interior look.
West Midlands Trains transfer to public ownership ‘an exciting opportunity’ as DfT cools on mayoral control of rail services
UK: West Midlands Trains is the latest operator to transfer from the private to the public sector, moving from Transport UK ownership to DfT Operator Ltd at 02.00 on February 1.
Great British Railways needs ‘a leader who thrives on complexity and transformation’
UK: The Department for Transport has formally advertised the position of Chair of the future Great British Railways board, saying the ‘leadership challenge of national importance’ will require ‘a leader who thrives on complexity and transformation’.
Transport Secretary names next Network Rail and DFTO chairs
Rail reform could create ‘sweeping powers to deprioritise freight’
Great British Railways branding, train livery and logo unveiled
Alex Hynes named next CEO of DfT Operator Ltd
Independent train ticket retailers welcome commitment to a competitive market
Rail freight sector raises concerns about Great British Railways plans
Railways Bill to create Great British Railways and ‘open the door to reform’ laid before parliament
Rail sector stakeholders respond to the government’s Railways Bill
Travel companies call for clear separation of Great British Railways’ ticket sales activities
Integrated rail leadership shows early promise
Nationalised Greater Anglia to be a benchmark for other train operators
Local Railways devolution model paves the way for Great British Railways
Platform4 formed to develop brownfield railway land