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EU Ministers Adopt Graz Declaration: A Green Deal for Europe

EU Ministers Adopt Graz Declaration: A Green Deal for Europe

The European Rail Infrastructure Managers EIM RAIL have said that they, along with other associations in the railway sector – CER, ERFA, UIP, UIRR and UNIFE – w...

A Healthy Approach? How the Rail Industry Can Improve its Management of Staff Illnesses

A Healthy Approach? How the Rail Industry Can Improve its Managem...

As awareness of employee wellbeing has increased so has confusion and uncertainty in how to support them. Mark Eastwood, Director of Staff Absence Solutions Ltd...

European Coordinator Issues Statement on Rail Baltica Decision

European Coordinator Issues Statement on Rail Baltica Decision

Catherine Trautmann, the Co-ordinator for the North Sea-Baltic TEN-T Corridor, issued a statement following the the Rail Baltica decision reached by the Europea...

UK: Priti Patel MP Joins Rail Fellowship Programme

UK: Priti Patel MP Joins Rail Fellowship Programme

Priti Patel, Conservative MP for Witham, has joined the Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) Rail Fellowship Programme. The high-profile MP spent the day tourin...

USA: Operation Lifesaver Appoints New Director of Communications and Marketing

USA: Operation Lifesaver Appoints New Director of Communications ...

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), a non-profit organisation which campaigns for improvements in rail safety, has appointed Jessica Puchala director of communicat...

HS2: Public Consultations on Impact of Phase 2B Route Open Until 21 December

HS2: Public Consultations on Impact of Phase 2B Route Open Until ...

HS2 Ltd has launched 2 public consultations on Phase 2b route of the line. Communities in the area can formally respond to working drafts of the Environmental S...

Canada: Early Prohibition of Unjacketed Tank-Cars for Transportation of Dangerous Goods

Canada: Early Prohibition of Unjacketed Tank-Cars for Transportat...

The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has welcomed the federal government’s decision, Protective Direction No. 39, to accelerate the prohibition of older, non...

USA: Ian Jefferies Appointed CEO of Association of American Railroads

USA: Ian Jefferies Appointed CEO of Association of American Railr...

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has announced Ian Jefferies as the new CEO of the organisation. He will succeed Edward R. Hamburger in the position ...

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