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Scottish Government announces funding for local rail developments
Eight communities across Scotland are set to benefit from a share of the Local Rail Development Fund (LRDF) which is thought to be worth £817,000
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Railways are often controlled by governmental or independent safety and economic regulators, responsible for ensuring that railway operators and infrastructure managers comply with certain laws and standards. Regulatory aspects include funding requirements, access to railway networks and controlling the licenses of the operators of railway assets. Regulators also enforce consumer/passenger protection law in relation to the railway.
What are the emerging and evolving topics around railway regulation, legislation and standards?
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HSBC UK pledges its support to Maritime’s multi-million pound expansion
With the investment from HSBC, Maritime Transport will be able to offer a wider range of new services and develop their strategic hubs.
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Network Rail awards contract to support the delivery of workbank
Network Rail has awarded major contracts to both Altran and AECOM to support the delivery of work within its Safety, Technical and Engineering (STE) Strategic Plan between 2019-2024.
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Women Inspiring Rail: Q&A with Tanis Peterson, Senior Director of Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Railway Association of Canada (RAC)
For our next Women Inspiring Rail instalment, Tanis Peterson, Senior Director of Operations and Regulatory Affairs at the Railway Association of Canada (RAC), talks about her fascination with the application of new technologies in the railway industry and how she hopes more females will recognise rail as an exciting career…
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Women into Construction work experience programme launched
Eight women from the West Midlands have secured jobs or received employment offers within the construction sector, supporting the delivery of HS2, thanks to a pilot work experience programme.
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Women Inspiring Rail: A Q&A with Bridget Eickhoff, Principal Infrastructure Engineer, RSSB
For our Women Inspiring Rail series, Principal Infrastructure Engineer at the Rail Safety & Standards Board, Bridget Eickhoff, discusses her area of expertise, the rewarding elements of her role and how life in the railway industry is seldom boring.
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Women Inspiring Rail: Q&A with Maria Price, Expert/First Officer at OTIF
For Global Railway Review’s next Women Inspiring Rail Q&A, Maria Price, Expert/First Officer in the Technical Interoperability Department at the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) explains how her rail career began and how the industry can be equally exciting for men and women, if preconceptions and mind-sets…
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New West Coast Partnership awarded to FirstGroup and Trenitalia
Taking over from Virgin, First Trenitalia will run services on the West Coast Main Line, with passengers set to benefit from more seats, extra services, simplified fares and station upgrades.
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Southeastern franchise has been extended to April 2020
The UK government has revealed it has cancelled the competition for the next Southeastern rail franchise citing the Williams Review which is due to be published in the autumn.
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Australian Government addresses skills shortage across rail industry
Despite the AU$150 billion investment in rail, the industry is still feeling the pinch from the lack of skilled workers to complete designated projects, but can an action plan from NTC provide the answers?
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RegioJet and WESTbahn to co-operate on Prague-Vienna line
RegioJet and WESTbahn - two leading Central European open-access train operators - have agreed to partner on the operations of RegioJet trains connecting Vienna, Brno and Prague 4 times a day in each direction.
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Porterbrook appoints joint Innovation and Projects Director
The rolling stock leasing company has announced Helen Simpson and Chandra Morbey have been jointly appointed to the role of Innovation and Projects Director to further enhance Porterbrook’s ability to develop and deliver complex engineering projects.