I’m Andy Castledine, an independent rail operations consultant. Welcome to my website. I have over 20 year’s experience from the frontline up to the executive level and have an astute, detailed understanding of all aspects of railway operations that I can apply to any large or complicated project.
You can find a full, up to date copy of my CV here, but recent clients have included:
- East West Rail Company
- The Rail Safety and Standards Board.
- UK Government (Department for Transport via Arup)
- New South Wales Government
- The UK Rail Regulator, the Office of Rail & Road (ORR)
- Transdev
- SNC – Lavalin
- TTG Transportation Technology
- GHD
- Vintage Trains Ltd
I have also held senior operational level full-time roles with
- Stagecoach Group
- Go Ahead Group
- Chiltern Railways
I worked as an independent rail operations consultant with large multidisciplinary teams, led workstreams, both in the UK and internally, and developed operational concepts and readiness plans for a range of projects and a variety of project values up to £1.5bn.
Specific tasks I have undertaken include the following (but this is not an exhaustive list):
- Timetable deployment
- Train Crew Recruitment
- Selection and training
- Manpower and establishment planning
- Performance improvement
- Development of new operating systems
- Station operations
- Trade Union engagement
- Rail Operations Product development
- Specification and procurement of rail tenders
- Assessments of TOC for funders and specifiers
I am a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and a Member of the Institute of Railway Operators.
I am also a voluntary Non-Executive Director of West Somerset Railway plc., I sit as an advisor on several boards (RSSB Dynamic Train Planning and the creation of the Heritage Rail Safety & Standards Board) as well as being a programme/course tutor for professional training and development for the Institute of Railway Operators.
If you think I can help or would like to discuss a project with me, click here and get in touch via the form below