Conductor Driver, Diesel and DMU Driver Guard and General Railway operative

• Jun 2019 - Present

Interim Operations Manager

• Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

Interim Operations Manager, looking after the re-opening of the West Somerset Railway post-lockdown, ensuring compliance with our operations mandate and seeing in changes to our safety policies and culture.

Railway Operations and Management Heritage Railway Volunteer

• Feb 2019 - Jun 2019

Undertook Driving, Conducting Guard and shunting turns on a volunteer basis on the West Somerset Railway

Shed Master, Bishops Lydeard

• Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

A varied job looking after Locomotive and Operating requirements alongside Health & Safety issues and general site management tasks. Working alongside the Chief Traction Inspector and his team to deliver the heritage steam and diesel service advertised to the public.- Passed as Diesel Multiple Unit Driver in December 2017. Redundant following Company re-organisation

Deputy Operating Superintendent

• Jun 2013 - Apr 2017

Responsible for day to day operations on a Heritage Railway. Publishing of Weekly Operating Notices and co-ordination between departments to ensure that we deliver a safe railway for the travelling public. Focus on the key role that volunteers play in the running of the railway, ensuring that their training provides them with the correct tools to do the job and that they maintain a satisfactory level of competence. I am also passed as:- a steam locomotive fireman- a driver on a number of different classes of diesel locos- Passenger and Freight Guard Show less

Senior Development Manager (Operations)

• Jul 2005 - Feb 2010

I became involved in a number of different activities. Primarily, as part of the Thameslink Programme I ensured that the future operation of the railway interfaced correctly with the design proposals being drawn up for both the Core and Outer Area stations. Other key activities included participation in the development of 24 trains per hour timetables and the Thameslink Train Service Specification with the DfT

Development Manager

• Jan 2001 - Jun 2005

Working within the Sponsor Team of what was "Thameslink 2000" (before it became the Thameslink Programme), I was involved in managing the change process for Outer Area stations where original outline design specifications were being updated to include both operator and infrastructure owner requirements. I provided operational input the both of the Public Inquiries that were held to support the Transport and Works Act applications, and at other times provided advice on operational issues to departments within the Thameslink scheme Show less

Various clerical, Supervisory and Management roles

• Jan 1974 - Jan 2001

Upon re-joining BR in 1974 (having been employed between 1972 - 1973) I was recruited into the (then) new TOPS freight system. I gained experience of freight operations and Rules & Regulations. My first supervisory post came in 1979 as a Traffic Controller and Signalbox supervisor (for which I was also passed to work), followed by further appointments as a Traffic Inspector overseeing engineering work, Station Management posts at Bedford, Luton and St Albans and internal trainer for staff when the Midland Suburban Electrification scheme was being introduced. These were followed by periods as both a supervisor and manager at West Hampstead PSB, Chief Movements Inspector and Engineering Planner at St Pancras before taking a 'career change' into the Thameslink Programme. Show less