THE executive chairman of French company Keolis has been sacked. Keolis, which is partly owned by SNCF, has a 35 per cent stake in Govia and therefore the Govia Thameslink Railway and Southeastern franchises, plus an ‘Operator and Development’ partnership with Amey at Transport for Wales. In a statement issued

THE former head of property at HS2 is calling on the government to offer ‘compensation, vindication and a formal apology’ to whistleblowers who lost their jobs after warning that estimates of costs were inadequate, according to The Times. Doug Thornton, 52, said he was forced out of his job in

NEW investment has been announced by GB Railfreight, which is planning to build more intermodal sidings at Peterborough with Balfour Beatty and Network Rail. At the same time it is making progress with a new control room, three classrooms, a board room and staff welfare rooms at Peterborough as the

Mark Darby takes a trip to the former Soviet country of Ukraine – an adventure which presented him with more than a few problems, including the discovery he’d been under surveillance for days… as a suspected terrorist!  Railway photography in countries hidden away within the shadows of the former Iron Curtain

D1s, built by Ganz-Mávag in Hungary, date from 1960. Here, D1 No. 717-1 pulls away from Doslidna at 08.55 on May 12, 2017, forming train No. 6314 from Mykolaiv to Tymkove. Mark Darby takes a trip to the former Soviet country of Ukraine – an adventure which presented him with more

MEMBERS of Transport for the North are urging the National Infrastructure Commission to include a 20-year sustained programme of rail improvements for the English north and midlands in the forthcoming Integrated Rail Plan, rather than ‘piecemeal’ upgrades. The Commission is providing evidence to the government as the Plan is prepared. TfN says

THE RMT has warned of possible industrial action in protest at a government plan for unpaid volunteers to help guide railway passengers and prevent overcrowding at stations. The union said its members had reported seeing advertisements inviting people to help, and RMT general secretary Mick Cash warned that his union was

TRAINS have returned to the full length of the Cumbrian Coast line after a three-month repair programme to replace a bridge which was damaged by heavy weather. The collective impact of Storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge, which brought high tides, strong winds and heavy rain earlier this year, meant that

WHEN the Transport for London board meets tomorrow, it will be entering a new era, because there will be two special representatives from the Department for Transport at the meeting. Their presence – on video link – is the price TfL and the Mayor of London have had to pay