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David Higgins appointed Network Rail chief executive
Network Rail has announced the appointment of David Higgins as chief executive. Mr Higgins succeeds Iain Coucher, who is stepping down at the end of October.
Mr Higgins, who is currently chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), will take up his new position on 1 February 2011.
Mr Higgins is currently a non-executive director of Network Rail, a role he will continue until he starts as chief executive.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr Higgins said:
“Network Rail is one of the most important companies in the UK - an efficient railway underpins a modern economy – and therefore a challenge I could not turn down.
“Network Rail and the rail industry have transformed the train service in Britain in the last eight years - trains run on time and the railway is safer than ever.
My priority is to bring Network Rail and the industry closer so that together we can continue to improve service, efficiency and safety and add much needed capacity to a railway network that is nearly full.”
In the interim period prior to Mr Higgins start date and following the departure of Iain Coucher, Peter Henderson will take on the role of acting chief executive.
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The Technical Strategy Advisory Group has begun the online consultation with its publication ‘Shaping the 30-year Rail Technical Strategy’ which takes stock of where industry is, and seeks wide engagement in forming and developing the strategy.
At the heart of thinking is the 30- year aspiration which TSAG has established to guide its work - to halve the cost of rail operations and its carbon footprint while doubling network capacity and
Dinner at the National Railway H
Museum goes down a treat undreds of key players from throughout the rail industry came
together recently to celebrate the National Railway Museum at its annual dinner.
Dinner at the National Railway Museum attendees enjoyed entertaining and informative speeches by keynote speakers including London Rail managing director Ian Brown and Bill Reeve, director of rail delivery, Transport Scotland.
The guest list included senior executives from a wide range of rail organisations including Network Rail and representatives from train operating companies.
Event co-organiser Howard Johnston said:
“The dinner has re-established itself as a ‘must attend’ industry event which ticks all the boxes for both the current railway industry and those with an interest in our glorious heritage.”
The event opened with the naming of a class 66 freight locomotive in honour of ex-army major, Phil Packer from the British Inspiration Trust who is raising money to build a centre of excellence for young people facing adversity.
Details of next year’s event have been released so snap a ticket up quickly.
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Rail industry consultation on 30-year technical strategy senior rail industry
body has initiated a consultation on the
development of the next Rail Technical Strategy, due for publication in 2012.
increasing customer satisfaction. These challenges resonate with both the government spending review and the value for money review being conducted by Sir Roy McNulty and support the industry’s Planning Ahead process. By setting the bar deliberately high, TSAG wants to inspire ambitious thinking now, to secure a sustainable future and long term value for money.
The consultation document has been emailed to a wide range of rail industry personnel in all companies making up the GB rail industry to encourage those leading engineering, operations, commercial, performance and planning disciplines to provide their input. Alongside that, a four-page brief has been sent to
managing directors and chief executives to provide a concise overview of the challenges ahead.
RSSB’s director of policy, research and risk, Anson Jack, and member of TSAG explains: “Rail plays an essential role in driving sustainable economic growth, providing access for passengers into and between the major economic centres and fulfilling a vital position in the supply chain to get goods to market. Having the right technology at the right time to meet this role is key to rail’s success and TSAG is showing leadership by anticipating these needs and securing development and research to enable industry to achieve these goals.”
HS2 Ltd awards contracts for the ‘Y’ H
shaped high speed rail network S2 Ltd has selected three companies for design and
development work on the recently announced ‘Y’ shaped high speed rail network – the government’s preferred way of connecting Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds. Mott MacDonald Scott Wilson
Grimshaw Consortium (MSG) won the contract for professional engineering services for Lot 1 - Birmingham to Manchester while Lot 2 - Birmingham to Leeds – went to Ove Arup & Partners. The work on both contracts will involve engineering design for infrastructure and railway operations to the same level of
detail as HS2 Ltd’s proposals for the London-Birmingham route published in March 2010.
HS2 Ltd also awarded Temple Group Ltd a contract for an environmental appraisal of the route options for Birmingham to Leeds and Birmingham to Manchester.
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