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Royal Salute for Rail Britannia
HRH Prince Charles braved torrential rain at Wakefield Kirkgate station to rename 70000 Britannia. The locomotive had just hauled the Royal Train on which the prince, a keen supporter of railways, had travelled. Greeting the many local children who had...New team at Greater Anglia
Ruud Haket (above), who led Abellio’s successful bid for the Greater Anglia franchise, heads a new team as managing director. The team includes: • Andrew Goodrum, Customer Services Director • Adam Golton, Finance Director • Thijs Jan Noomen, Pr...Beefeater heads for South Devon Railway
John Keohane, 62, who works for the South Devon Railway as a volunteer director, is relinquishing his role as the Tower of London’s chief yeoman warder. The Beefeater likes nothing better than spending a weekend on the railway and is moving down to D...Man loses arm ‘train surfing’ on QR National coal train
Australia’s largest rail freight operator QR National has said it is ‘shocked and concerned’ after a man lost an arm whilst ‘train surfing’ a coal train on the Darling Downs. The train crew of the west bound train discovered a...Rail Media team take on Three Peaks by Rail
Rail Media has set up a team to take part in the Three Peaks by Rail challenge in aid of Railway Children. Asif, Paul, Paul and Craig will be climbing Snowdon, Scafell Pike and the UK’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis. 2012 the 10th anniversary of Three ...Mayor of London marks completion of London Overground track laying
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, recently donned his hard hat to ‘ensure the last rail was put firmly in place’ in the final link of the London Overground orbital network. His visit marked completion of the track laying phase of the proj...Mayor of London marks completion of London Overground track laying
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, recently donned his hard hat to ‘ensure the last rail was put firmly in place’ in the final link of the London Overground orbital network. His visit marked completion of the track laying phase of the proj...Football stars back further education for rail staff
Newcastle United football heroes John Beresford and Joe Allon took the controls of an Intercity 125 simulator at Newcastle Central to publicise further education courses available for rail staff in the city. Says John Beresford, ‘The simulator is ver...RMT confirms Heathrow Express strike
The RMT has confirmed a ‘wave’ of industrial action on the Heathrow Express in a row over a sacked driver member. The RMT said Zahid Majid was ‘unfairly dismissed’ and despite a series of meetings, Heathrow Express have ‘r...Ironman welcomes Fair Pay Charter
Andy Ridout, Managing Director of Advance Training and Recruitment Ltd is hard at work training for the Norseman Ironman competition. Andy is dedicating his efforts to the Railway Children charity. As a father of three he aims to raise £10,000 through...
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