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Who is going where: top appointments in the global rail industry.
Heidi Alexander replaces Louise Haigh as Secretary of State for Transport
UK: Labour MP for Swindon South Heidi Alexander was appointed as Secretary of State for Transport on November 29, following the resignation of Louise Haigh the previous evening.
Protests and resignation follow fatal collapse of station canopy
SERBIA: Minister of Construction, Transportation & Infrastructure Goran Vesić resigned on November 5 in the wake of street protests which followed the fatal collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad station.
Shadow Great British Railways Chair appointed
UK: The Secretary of State for Transport has appointed West Midlands Combined Authority Chief Executive Laura Shoaf as Chair of Shadow Great British Railways.
European rail sector responds to announcement of next Transport Commissioner
EUROPE: Apostolos Tzitzikostas of Greece has been named European Commissioner designate for Sustainable Transport & Tourism.
Ruth Cadbury elected Chair of the Transport Select Committee
UK: Labour MP for Brentford & Isleworth Ruth Cadbury has been elected as Chair of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee for the 2024 parliament.
Interview: FlixTrain eyes ‘enormous potential’ in Europe’s rail market
Open access operator FlixTrain is expanding operations in Germany and plans to enter other European markets if conditions are favourable. Murray Hughes asked FlixTrain Managing Director Matthias Müller about the company’s plans.
California High-Speed Rail Authority names next CEO
Acting Chair appointed at Network Rail
Interview: Arenaways rides again
DB Cargo UK to increase use of digital and AI technologies
Big Rail Diversity Challenge seeks to drive change
Mark Wild appointed HS2 Ltd CEO
Next East West Railway Co CEO announced
Asia-Pacific: ‘We need 20 000 new staff in the next five years’
Railway Industry Association announces SME Group leadership
East West Railway Co CEO Beth West to leave
Separate MDs appointed for Network Rail Scotland and ScotRail
Alex Hynes appointed DfT Director General Rail Services
Steve Murphy to leave MTR UK
CrossCountry Managing Director leaves
Intercity Railfreight develops express freight network
Interim Managing Director for South Western Railway named
Rail Logistics Europe restructures ahead of Fret SNCF breakup
David Brown takes over as Chair of the Rail Delivery Group