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TransPennine Express opens new staff gym and wellbeing hub at Newcastle’s Gunner House depot
TPE unveils upgraded Newcastle depot with new gym, kitchen, and break room to support staff wellbeing and mental health.
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Roundtable: Meeting customer expectations
As passenger expectations continue to evolve in today’s fast-paced, digital-first world, rail operators face increasing pressure to deliver seamless, personalised, and dependable journeys. But how can the industry adapt to keep up with these rising demands?
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TfL launches new priority seat design and urges passengers to be mindful of hidden disabilities
TfL introduces clearer priority seating across the network and encourages passengers to consider those with non-visible health conditions.
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Bogdan Godziejewski elected 101st president of IRSE, focusing on digital transformation and future leadership
Bogdan Godziejewski has been appointed president of IRSE, aiming to drive digital transformation and support the career development of future railway signalling leaders.
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How EU-RAIL prepares for DAC: specification, design, testing and pioneering
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Today, rail freight largely operates the same way as in the early days, it heavily relies on manual interventions at each step, including (un-)coupling, and does not allow only very limited data connectivity. Karel van Gils from EU-RAIL explains further…
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TransPennine Express boss appointed patron of transport welfare charity
TransPennine Express’s managing director, Chris Jackson, has been appointed a patron of a charity which provides vital support to those working in the public transport industry.
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Rail leaders back European plan to deliver connected, fast and sustainable high-speed train network
European rail executives push for a unified high-speed network, calling for fair policies, investment, and seamless ticketing across borders.
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Railway veteran retires after 48 years of service, reflecting on a ‘fantastic’ career journey
Geoff Price retires after 48 years with Northern, starting as a carriage cleaner and ending as conductor team manager.
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“The beatings will continue until morale improves”
It’s hard not to have a sense of groundhog day in rail currently. It feels that we’ve, over the course of the last decade at least, repeatedly been led back to the promise of a great change / rebrand / innovative approach that will transform the way we deliver railways…
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Colas Rail UK adopts Sulnox Eco to cut emissions and boost diesel fuel efficiency across fleet
Colas Rail UK will roll out Sulnox Eco across its fleet after trials show major fuel and emissions savings.
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UNIFE hopes €3bn R&I investment to protect European rail’s strategic autonomy
UNIFE has expressed their belief that investing €3 billion in a dedicated Rail Research Programme in the next EU Budget will help develop technologies to keep the European rail supply industry number one in the world, amid the global race to challenge its position.
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Tunnel, vision: how a robotic and AI solution is transforming tunnel installation
Lee Bateson, mechanical and engineering manager and robotics lead at Costain and Alan Worsley, design and project manager at Tunnel Engineering Services (UK) Ltd, share their insight into how integrating AI and data analytics to understand ways to improve productivity, efficiency and safety, could see the realisation of a fully…
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Alstom celebrates Harry Bateman and Barry Calder’s wins at the Young Rail Professionals Awards 2025
Harry Bateman and Barry Calder from Alstom received top honours at the YRP Awards 2025, recognising their contributions to diversity, innovation, and leadership in rail.
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The Rail Academy acquires majority stake in Rail Recruiter to address UK rail workforce gap
The Rail Academy has acquired 80% of Rail Recruiter to offer a comprehensive solution for recruitment and training, addressing the UK rail industry's impending skills gap.
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How AI is putting the railway industry back on track
Koko Visser, Global Head of AI, Valcon, addresses the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the rail industry.
