Network Rail's regional directors have confirmed a number of appointments to their senior management teams.
It follows the announcement earlier this year of Network Rail's plans to put passengers and freight users firs.
14 new routes are now live, taking responsibility for operations, maintenance and minor renewals in their respective areas.
The new routes and regions are part of phase one of the Putting Passengers First programme.
A summary of the route director appointments can be found below.
Eastern region (led by Rob McIntosh, managing director)
- Ellie Burrows – route director, Anglia
- Gary Walsh – route director, East Midlands
- Matthew Rice – route director, North & East
- Paul Rutter – route director, East Coast
Scotland's Railway (led by Alex Hynes, managing director)
- Liam Sumpter – route director, Network Rail Scotland
Wales and Western region (led by Mark Langman, managing director)
- Bill Kelly- route director, Wales and Borders
- Mike Gallop – route director, Western
North West and Central region (led by Tim Shoveller, managing director)
- James Dean – route director, West Coast Mainline South
- Phil James – route director, North West
- Dave Penney – route director, Central *
Southern region (led by John Halsall, managing director)
- Mark Killick – route director, Wessex
- Shaun King – route director, Sussex
- Fiona Taylor – route director, Kent
- Katie Frost – route director, Network Rail High Speed
*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.
What did the officials say?
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.”
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