Richard Graham – Managing Director (KeolisAmey)
Tom Page – General Manager (TfL)
Matthew Harris – General Manager, Rolling Stock (KeolisAmey)
Derek Day – Head of Risk and Sustainability (KeolisAmey)
Steve Bailey – Head of Projects (KeolisAmey)
Lea Harrison – Managing Director
Sarah Singh – Head of Operations
Colin Kerr – Head of Safety & Projects
Sue Bucher – Head of HR
Valerie Davidson – Chief Executive, SPT
Neil Wylie – Director of Finance, SPT
Antony Smith – Director of Subway, SPT
Bruce Kiloh – Head of Policy & Planning, SPT
Janice Morgan – Head of HR
Ian Catterson – Head of Engineering and Maintenance
Ben Groome – Operations Director
Andrew Wallace – Head of Safety
Ian Sutcliffe – Revenue Manager
Adrian Wlodarski – Finance Director
Andy Lord – Interim Transport Commissioner,TfL
Glyn Barton – Chief Operating Officer, TfL
Esther Sharples – Director of Asset Performance Delivery, TfL
Peter McNaught – Director of Operation Readiness, TfL
Nick Dent – Director of Customer Operations
Lincoln Ofokansi – Project Director Stations, Capacity & Infrastructure
Chris Hobden – Project Director, 4LM
Chris Taggart – Head of Service Control
Colette Farrer – Head of Capital Delivery Rolling Stock
Kerri Rogan – Head of Network Command
Leon Hall – Head of Maintenance Readiness
Daniel Alston – Head of Projects and Programmes
Mark Harvey – Head of Procurement
Ian Bailey – Head of Track & Civils
Phil O’Hare – Head of Resource Planning & Change
Amanda Price – Head of Secretariat
Guillaume Chanussot – Managing Director
Damien Chabas – Service Delivery Director
Rob Cox – HR & Transformation Director
George Barrow – Projects Director
Ben Kershaw – HSSE Director
Graham Thornton – Head of Engineering
Steve Mabey – Head of Network Operations
Suzanne Basson – Head of Organisation Effectiveness & Employee Engagement
Tim Hesketh – Chief Executive Officer
Chris Wright – Managing Director
Andrew Conroy – Chief Operating Officer
Gordon Howard – Head of Finance
Tim Bilby – Chief Executive
Nikolas Dobbs – Head of Engineering
Keith Swallow – Head of Finance and Commercial
James Stewart – Head of Customer Service & Operations
Martin Kearney – Managing Director, Nexus
Michael Ellison – Acting Director Rail and Infrastructure
Jane Harding – Commercial Income Manager
Dean Hatton – Service Delivery Manager
Gareth Biggs – Operations Manager
Sophie Allison – Interim Managing Director
Ray Harris – Service Delivery Director
Phil Davenport – Rolling Stock Manager
Claire Scrimshire – Head of HR and Organisational Development
Colin Knight – Director of Transportation & Highways, Coventry City Council
Neil Fulton – CEO, BCIMO
Olivia Brown – Operations and Marketing Manager, BCIMO
Nick Mallinson – Director of Business and Innovation, BCIMO
Anthony Joy – Head of Engineering and Programmes, BCIMO
Darren Smith – Commercial Director, Transport Design International
Paul Sutherland – Client Services Director, Eversholt Rail
Tim Burleigh – Head of External Relations, Eversholt Rail
Shane Andrews MBE – Chair, Archway
Alasdair Reisner – Chief Executive
Hannah Rock – UK Rail Director
Peter Crosland – Civil Engineering Director
Marie-Claude Hemming – Director of Operations
Elaine Clark – Chief Executive
Cat Appleby – Membership Manager
Karen Jackson – Programme Delivery Executive
Jemma Smalls – Communications, Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Robert Hodgson – Engagement Manager
Ben Higgens – Engagement Manager – Rail Infrastructure
Maggie Simpson – Chief Executive
Phil Smart – Policy Manager
Phillippa O’Shea – Administration Manager
Yvonne Mulder – Project Manager
Martin Bignall – North England and Scotland Representative
Robin Smith – Wales Representative
James Falkner – Media Officer
Darren Caplan – Chief Executive
David Clarke – Technical Director
Robert Cook – Policy Director
Rose Garber – Member Relations Director
Milda Manomaityte – Innovation Director
Gaynor Pates – Operations Director
Neil Walker – Exports Director
Dean Bruce – Managing Director
Philip Loades – Head of Operations
Jo Millington – Onboarding Manager
Joanna Binstead – Chair
Clive Roberts – Education Lead
Satnam Thiara – Steering Committee Member (Network Rail)
Andrew Hunter – Steering Committee Member (Thales)
The RISQS Committee includes representatives from across the rail industry:
Alasdair Reisner – CECA (Independent Chair)
Lee Rudderham / Alex Davidson – Transport for London / London Underground
Clive Berrington / Ken Blackley – Network Rail Procurement
Liz Chiariello – Network Rail Assurance
Gareth Morris (Chair) / Mike Healey (Vice Chair) – Buyer Consultation Group
Amanda Bate (Chair) / Gemma Newby (Vice Chair) – Supplier Consultation Group
Sarah Jane Waith / Aled Huish – Transport for Wales
Lee Parlett / Suk Rathore – High Speed (1)
Neil Ovenden – Rail Delivery Group
David Clarke – Railway Industry Association
Tony Howard – Director of Assurance, RSSB
Acronym | Meaning |
ALB | Arm’s length body |
AMF | Asset Management Facility |
ATO | Automatic Train Operation |
ATOC | Association of Train Operating Companies |
BCIMO | Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation |
CECA | Civil Engineering Contractors Association |
CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
COP26 | 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties |
CP | Control Period |
CP6 | Control Period 6 (1 Apr 2019-31 Mar 2024) |
CP7 | Control Period 7 (1 Apr 2024-31 Mar 2029) |
CVLR | Coventry Very Light Rail |
DfT | Department for Transport |
DLR | Docklands Light Railway |
DMU | Diesel multiple unit |
DOHL | DfT OLR Holdings Limited |
DRS | Direct Rail Services |
ECDP | East Coast Digital Programme |
ECML | East Coast main line |
EMA | Emergency Measures Agreement |
EMR | East Midlands Railway |
EMU | Electric multiple unit |
ERMA | Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement |
ETCS | European Train Control System |
FOC | Freight Operating Company |
GBR | Great British Railways |
GBRf | GB Railfreight |
GBRTT | Great British Railways Transition Team |
GCRE | Global Centre of Rail Excellence |
GNGE | Great North Great Eastern line |
GTR | Govia Thameslink Railway |
GWML | Great Western main line |
GWR | Great Western Railway |
HLOS | High-Level Output Specification |
HSMS | Health and Safety Management System |
LEP | Local Enterprise Partnership |
LGBT | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender |
LNER | London North Eastern Railway |
LRSSB | Light Rail Safety and Standards Board |
LSER | London South Eastern Railway |
LU | London Underground |
MIR | Muslims in Rail |
MML | Midland main line |
NDA | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
NET | Nottingham Express Transit |
NIR | Northern Ireland Railways |
NITHCo | Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company |
NPR | Northern Powerhouse Rail |
OHLE | Overhead Line Equipment (electrification) |
OLE | Overhead Line Equipment (electrification) |
ORR | Office of Rail and Road (rail regulator) |
PMR | Personal Mobile Radio |
PR23 | 2023 Periodic Review |
RAIB | Rail Accident Investigation Branch |
RBD | Rail Business Daily |
RDG | Rail Delivery Group |
RFG | Rail Freight Group |
RFG | Rail Freight Group |
RIA | Railway Industry Association |
RID | Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail |
RIDC | Rail Innovation & Development Centre |
RIMiNI | Rail Infrastructure Midlands and Integrated Rail Plan |
RISAS | Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme |
RISQS | Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme |
ROSCO | Rolling Stock Leasing Company |
RSSB | Rail Safety and Standards Board |
RTO | Research and Technology Organisation |
SoFA | Statement of Funds Available |
STB | Sub-national Transport Body |
SYMCA | South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority |
SYPTE | South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) |
TAIR | Tram Accident and Incident Reporting database |
TDI | Transport Design International |
TfN | Transport for the North |
TfW | Transport for Wales |
TOC | Train Operating Company |
TPE | Transpennine Express |
TRU | Transpennine Route Upgrade |
UHPC | Ultra-High-Performance Concrete |
UKRRIN | UK Rail Research and Innovation Network |
UTA | Ulster Transport Authority |
VLR | Very Light Rail |
VLRNIC | Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre |
WCML | West Coast main line |
WMG | Warwick Manufacturing Group |
WOE | West of England |
XC | CrossCountry |
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