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Midlands Area Council Members
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Colin Robey: Area Chairman
E-mail: colin.robey@centro.org.uk
t: 07909 748801
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Andy Morris: Area Treasurer
E-mail: andymorris@stagecoachlightrail.co.uk
t: 07753 775150
After 14 years with British Rail, both on the footplate and then in the traffic department, Andy switched to the light rail industry in 1987 when he joined the new Docklands Light Railway in East London as one of its first operations managers. In October 1990, he moved north as Operations Assistant for Greater Manchester Metro Ltd, before forming his own light rail consultancy and then joining join Travel West Midlands as Operations Manager for the new Midland Metro tram system. In April 2002, Andy joined Stagecoach to head up the group’s light rail interests and has been instrumental in Stagecoach winning the operations and maintenance contract for Manchester’s Metrolink system in 2007, for which he currently has executive responsibility. Andy was one of the founding members of the Institution of Railway Operators, for whom he is currently a Board Member and also a council member for the Midlands Area. In addition, he currently serves as the Chairman of the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s Fixed Track section, is a Board Member for UKTram and is a qualified safety practitioner.
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Tom Birch: Council member
E-mail: tom.birch@networkrail.co.uk
t: 07919 470483
A founding Board member of the IRO (and a member of the Midlands Area Council since its inception), Tom was the first Chairman of the Education Committee from 2000 to 2006, during which time the IRO’s Award-winning education programme was devised, implemented and academically accredited. Tom joined British Rail in 1974, later becoming a BR Traffic Management Trainee. Operating supervisory management posts followed at Northwich and Bescot. Following a secondment to the London Midland General Manager's Office at Euston, he also held operating line management posts at Watford Junction, Orpington and Area Manager St Pancras, becoming Current Operations Manager for the Western Region in 1989. The posts of Area Manager, Welsh Freight, in Cardiff and Operations Director, Transrail Freight followed, with the advent of privatization seeing Tom become Operations Safety & Standards Manager for EWS. In 1999 he joined GTRM as Chief Controller, before moving to Network Rail to become Safety Leadership Manager in 2003, Area General Manager East Midlands in 2006 and Route Programme Manager (LNE) in 2008. This year (2010) has seen Tom join Chiltern Railways/DB Regio UK as Operations Director (Projects).
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Steve Brown: Council member
E-mail: steve.brown@dbschenker.com
t: 07801 906126
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Peter Bowes: Area Council Member
E-mail: peter.bowes@virgintrains.co.uk
t: 07767 644636
A career railway man since 1981, Peter has been Virgin Trains Safety and Environment Director since 2007. Prior to this, he has held numerous safety, operational and customer service management and front line posts with Virgin, Intercity and British Rail and is currently Project Sponsor for the innovative programme to develop and issue Virgin Trains’ drivers with PDA’s. Other achievements Peter takes pride in include his role in the operational design and implementation of new trains, directing operations training and assessment programmes and playing a lead role in the cross industry development of rules and procedures for the operation and implementation of tilting trains. Peter is also studying at post graduate level leading to an MSc in Health, Safety and Environmental Management.
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Doug McLellan: Area Council Member
E-mail: douglas.mclellan@londonmidland.com
t: 07771 831090
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Mike Christelow: Area Council Member
E-mail: mike.christelow@networkrail.co.uk
t: 07798 857923
Mike first joined the rail industry in 1980, gaining experience in a variety of operational areas, including the then LMR Regional Control at Crewe, station operations at St Pancras and Birmingham New Street, passenger operations with Regional Railways and freight operations with Freightliner. Mike’s present role is Client Services Manager looking after the provision of day-to-day information management services to Network Rail’s Operations and Customer Service business. Mike is an IRO Member and joined the Midlands Area Council in 2008. He is also an associate of the IRSE.
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Julia Stanyard: Area Secretary
E-mail: julia.stanyard@networkrail.co.uk
t: 07799 336804
Julia first joined the rail industry in 1996 as a team organiser for Chiltern Railways, before joining Railtrack as a member of the Corporate Affairs Team in the then Midlands Zone. Following a variety of further roles within Network Rail, Julia is currently the Customer Manager for Chiltern Railways and Wrexham & Shropshire Railways. She has been a member of the IRO and the Midlands Area Council since 2003 and has been the secretary for the Midlands Area Council since 2006.
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Midlands Area Council Members
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Colin Robey: Area Chairman
E-mail: colin.robey@centro.org.uk
t: 07909 748801
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Andy Morris: Area Treasurer
E-mail: andymorris@stagecoachlightrail.co.uk
t: 07753 775150
After 14 years with British Rail, both on the footplate and then in the traffic department, Andy switched to the light rail industry in 1987 when he joined the new Docklands Light Railway in East London as one of its first operations managers. In October 1990, he moved north as Operations Assistant for Greater Manchester Metro Ltd, before forming his own light rail consultancy and then joining join Travel West Midlands as Operations Manager for the new Midland Metro tram system. In April 2002, Andy joined Stagecoach to head up the group’s light rail interests and has been instrumental in Stagecoach winning the operations and maintenance contract for Manchester’s Metrolink system in 2007, for which he currently has executive responsibility. Andy was one of the founding members of the Institution of Railway Operators, for whom he is currently a Board Member and also a council member for the Midlands Area. In addition, he currently serves as the Chairman of the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s Fixed Track section, is a Board Member for UKTram and is a qualified safety practitioner.
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Tom Birch: Council member
E-mail: tom.birch@networkrail.co.uk
t: 07919 470483
A founding Board member of the IRO (and a member of the Midlands Area Council since its inception), Tom was the first Chairman of the Education Committee from 2000 to 2006, during which time the IRO’s Award-winning education programme was devised, implemented and academically accredited. Tom joined British Rail in 1974, later becoming a BR Traffic Management Trainee. Operating supervisory management posts followed at Northwich and Bescot. Following a secondment to the London Midland General Manager's Office at Euston, he also held operating line management posts at Watford Junction, Orpington and Area Manager St Pancras, becoming Current Operations Manager for the Western Region in 1989. The posts of Area Manager, Welsh Freight, in Cardiff and Operations Director, Transrail Freight followed, with the advent of privatization seeing Tom become Operations Safety & Standards Manager for EWS. In 1999 he joined GTRM as Chief Controller, before moving to Network Rail to become Safety Leadership Manager in 2003, Area General Manager East Midlands in 2006 and Route Programme Manager (LNE) in 2008. This year (2010) has seen Tom join Chiltern Railways/DB Regio UK as Operations Director (Projects).
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Steve Brown: Council member
E-mail: steve.brown@dbschenker.com
t: 07801 906126
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Peter Bowes: Area Council Member
E-mail: peter.bowes@virgintrains.co.uk
t: 07767 644636
A career railway man since 1981, Peter has been Virgin Trains Safety and Environment Director since 2007. Prior to this, he has held numerous safety, operational and customer service management and front line posts with Virgin, Intercity and British Rail and is currently Project Sponsor for the innovative programme to develop and issue Virgin Trains’ drivers with PDA’s. Other achievements Peter takes pride in include his role in the operational design and implementation of new trains, directing operations training and assessment programmes and playing a lead role in the cross industry development of rules and procedures for the operation and implementation of tilting trains. Peter is also studying at post graduate level leading to an MSc in Health, Safety and Environmental Management.
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Doug McLellan: Area Council Member
E-mail: douglas.mclellan@londonmidland.com
t: 07771 831090
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Mike Christelow: Area Council Member
E-mail: mike.christelow@networkrail.co.uk
t: 07798 857923
Mike first joined the rail industry in 1980, gaining experience in a variety of operational areas, including the then LMR Regional Control at Crewe, station operations at St Pancras and Birmingham New Street, passenger operations with Regional Railways and freight operations with Freightliner. Mike’s present role is Client Services Manager looking after the provision of day-to-day information management services to Network Rail’s Operations and Customer Service business. Mike is an IRO Member and joined the Midlands Area Council in 2008. He is also an associate of the IRSE.
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Julia Stanyard: Area Secretary
E-mail: julia.stanyard@networkrail.co.uk
t: 07799 336804
Julia first joined the rail industry in 1996 as a team organiser for Chiltern Railways, before joining Railtrack as a member of the Corporate Affairs Team in the then Midlands Zone. Following a variety of further roles within Network Rail, Julia is currently the Customer Manager for Chiltern Railways and Wrexham & Shropshire Railways. She has been a member of the IRO and the Midlands Area Council since 2003 and has been the secretary for the Midlands Area Council since 2006.
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