Derogatory phrases such as “Beeching the Butcher”, or “Beeching’s axe”  tend to appear in Britain whenever there... continue

The announcement of the government’s electrification plan for the UK railway network during 2014-19 (see New Directions page 8) has allowed... continue

Daniel Wright
Legal action, petitions, pleas to the UK Parliament, and plans for competing flights by dissapointed rival Virgin have followed the naming of First... continue

Richard Parry has been appointed to be managing director of the new Intercity West Coast franchise just awarded to First Group. He headed the bid... continue

First Hull Trains has appointed Brian Christie as its new operations manager. He was previously train driver manager at First Capital Connect and... continue

Richard McClean has taken over from Tom Clift as managing director at rail operator Grand Central. McClean (above) will continue as head of parent... continue

FirstGroup has appointed Richard Parry in the newly created role in the West Coast Intercity rail franchise bid team. Parry joins the group after 19... continue

The Highland and Islands Transport Partnership HITRANS has hired consultant JMP to carry out a review of European Rail Sleeper Service operations.... continue

Deniz Huseyin
CrossCountry is to instal Wi-Fi on its long distance high-speed trains. The train operator has appointed Nomad Digital to instal its Wi-Fi system on... continue

Deutsche Bahn has made no secret of its plan to become a major UK rail operator. Its latest purchase, through subsidiary Arriva of open access... continue

Chair of the Department for Transport’s Directly Operated Railways,  Elaine Holt, is to leave at the end of December to take up a new... continue

Intercity train operator East Coast has launched a loyalty scheme for customers booking any ticket worth over £22, including those of rival... continue

Patrick Mcdonnell
Direct rail services from London to cities in Germany and Holland could be in operation by 2013 if a formal application by Deutsche Bahn (DB) to run... continue

Two months ago, Volo TV became the first company in the world to offer rail passengers on train movies, using its seat-backed screens installed on... continue

The need to clarify rail franchising policy in the wake of the publication of the McNulty review into the industry’s value for money will lead... continue

Train punctuality for February reached a record high of over 92%, with every franchised operator bar nationalised East Coast operating at least 90%... continue

The National Audit Office has endorsed the Department for Transport’s decision to hold National Express Group to the terms of its East Coast... continue

A travel booking engine that compares international rail journeys against short haul flights is being launched by Dolphin Dynamics and SilverRail... continue

Deniz Huseyin
East Coast Trains has selected Interfleet’s monitoring system to manage on-board operations, maintenance and energy usage. Interfleet’s... continue

Why is she on the list? Holt heads the government’s in-house train operator - Directly Operated Railways - which took control of the East Coast... continue