Trainline CEO Jody Ford to step down
INTERNATIONAL: Third-party rail and coach ticket retailer Trainline has begun the search for a new CEO after Jody Ford announced his intention to step down after more than six years at the company.
Open access train start-up blames funding challenges on a ‘hostile investment environment’
UK: Open access passenger train start-up Go-op Co-operative says ‘a hostile investment environment’ has so far prevented it from raising the funding it needs to launch, and there is ’now one last chance’ to for investors to step in.
British Steel restarts 24/7 rail production in Scunthorpe after securing Turkish contract
INTERNATIONAL: UK steelmaker British Steel has begun 24/7 rail production at its Scunthorpe plant for the first time in more than a decade after securing an ‘eight-figure’ contract to supply rail for use in Turkey.
Viewpoint: The rail industry must arrest the talent drain before it is too late
With up to 70 000 senior technical and management roles expected to be lost to retirement and workforce attrition by 2030, UK rail leaders must arrest the talent drain before it becomes too late, says Phil Walters, Track & Train Business Director at Fuel Learning.
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.
FS Group launches London-based transport consultancy to solve challenges at scale
INTERNATIONAL: Italy’s national railway FS Group has launched London-based transport and infrastructure consultancy FS Advisory.
HBC to build net-zero Maintenance Delivery Unit building in Sheffield
Masabi acquires customer information and ticketing system supplier Passenger Technology Group
Rail suppliers welcome report into the rolling stock manufacturing sector’s future skills needs
Iarnród Éireann orders 68 maintenance wagons from WH Davis
West Midlands Metro expansion contracts awarded
Investment: Belfast summit reflects all-island rail momentum
Prison training initiative offers path to skilled rail careers
Expleo and RailX partner to support next-generation rail freight
Transport for London to look at bringing cleaning services in-house
GB Railfreight owner signs financing package
Three-phase Northern Powerhouse Rail strategy and Manchester – Birmingham studies announced
Suppliers say rail improvements cannot wait for Great British Railways
Clarke Chapman acquires Clayton locomotive manufacturing assets
Anglo-Mexican partnership targets bespoke rolling stock needs