Network Rail’s regional directors have each confirmed a series of appointments to their senior management teams as the company’s 14 new routes go live today.
The 14 new routes each take responsibility for operations, maintenance and minor renewals in their respective areas, and managing the day-to-day delivery of train performance and relationships with their local train operating companies.
The new routes and regions are part of phase one of Network Rail’s Putting Passengers First programme, providing the framework for further phased changes to be introduced through to summer 2020, subject to consultation.
Andrew Haines, Network Rail chief executive, said: “The 14 new routes are all about moving power and accountability from the big network functions to the routes and regions, giving them greater accountability for train performance in their areas. It is a fundamental change and at the heart of the transformation of Network Rail to a business that is unequivocally on the side of passengers and freight users, focused on delivering better day-to-day performance.”
The route director appointments are summarised as follows:
Eastern region (led by Rob McIntosh, managing director):
Scotland’s Railway (led by Alex Hynes, managing director):
Wales and Western region (led by Mark Langman, managing director):
North West and Central region (led by Tim Shoveller, managing director):
Southern region (led by John Halsall, managing director):
*Dave Penney will take up his position in the new year. David Golding will be acting route director for the Central route in the interim.