Awards, contracts & appointments

Steer to focus on economy as CILT president

21.05.13: Britain has the “best railway in Europe” Jim Steer has said as incoming president of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). Steer, best known for his roles at consultancy Steer Davies Gleave and high-speed ra...

£36m Vauxhall Tube upgrade work goes to Bechtel

17.05.13: TfL has awarded the construction contract for Vauxhall Tube station to Bechtel Ltd. The £36m modernisation plan will increase the capacity of the station and make it step-free. The work supports the wider transformation of the Batters...

Eurostar appoints Clare Hollingsworth as new chairman

16.05.13: Clare Hollingsworth has been appointed chairman of Eurostar International, succeeding Richard Brown from 1 July. Brown is now chairman of the Department for Transport’s Franchise Advisory Panel after over a decade with Eurostar. ...

£1m competition for customer experience boost

15.05.13: The Enabling Innovation Team (EIT) is running a £1m competition searching for innovative ideas to transform rail customers’ experience. Solutions are invited from the existing rail supply chain as well as from non-rail sectors a...

Railtex visitor numbers up 19% on 2011 show

09.05.13: Visitors to Railtex 2013 increased by 19% on 2011, with 8,202 rail professionals and attendees attending, plus almost 2,500 exhibitors. Sixty-four companies exhibited at Railtex for the first time this year. Attendees came from 49 countries...

RSP awards PMS contract to boost rail data

08.05.13: The Rail Settlement Plan Ltd (RSP) has awarded a £7m contract to design, build and support a new Product Management System (PMS). IT company IPL will take on the five-year contract to provide better fares and timetable information for...

Bombardier to supply 57 more London Overground carriages

08.05.13: TfL has awarded Bombardier an order for 57 additional Class 378 rail cars, worth approximately £88m. The cars will allow existing four-car electric trains to be turned into five-car versions, to meet increasing demand on London Overgr...

Collaboration & open innovation

07.05.13: Chris Williams-Lilley, founder and managing director of Rail Champions, refl ects on issues arising in tenders and in the supply chain ahead of Railtex 2013, as constructors and suppliers are judged not only on price but increasingly their CSR c...

Railtex closes with focus on railway business opportunities

03.05.13: The biggest Railtex for more than a decade ended yesterday with a big emphasis on ways for the rail supply chain to get involved in major infrastructure projects. Crossrail chief executive Andrew Wolstenholme and HS2 commercial director Bet...

Rail innovation the highlight at first Railtex Awards

03.05.13: Railtex 2013 has been an incredible event, with a notable increase in visitor and exhibitor numbers, a high calibre of presentations and seminars, and the inaugural Railtex Awards on Wednesday night, which gave exhibitors the chance to come toge...

Railtex awards are a dazzling success

02.05.13: The first Railtex awards took place last night, as the industry came together to celebrate their successes and achievements. The awards were presented by Phil Tufnell and Garry Richardson and entertainment was provided by the fantastic sing...

Enhancing innovation in the rail sector

01.05.13: Annette Gevaert is director of rail and transport at Achilles, the leading provider of supplier information management services. She has oversight of Link-up, the UK rail industry supplier registration and qualification service, which comprises...

Launch of the UK Rail Industry Training Trust

26.04.13: This special edition of the RTM newsletter marks the launch of our charity, UKRITT – the UK Rail Industry Training Trust – a first for a rail media title. We are also pleased to announce the establishment of the UK Rail Industry Awar...

Mott MacDonald appointed to Crossrail tunnels fit-out

19.04.13: The Alstom, TSO and Costain (ATC) joint venture has appointed Mott MacDonald as its engineering consultant for the Crossrail tunnels fit-out. The last major construction contract to be awarded by Crossrail will see the commissioning of trac...

Britain’s rail industry media leader to headline the Railtex Awards

12.04.13: The Railtex Awards team are very pleased to announce that the Headline Sponsor for the Railtex Awards has now been confirmed – welcome Rail Technology Magazine!  “It’s hard to believe that it is only two years since t...