{"id":34,"date":"2020-09-30T10:05:12","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T09:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2023-02-05T14:59:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T14:59:22","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Andy-Castledine-head-shot.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120\" width=\"249\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Andy-Castledine-head-shot.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Andy-Castledine-head-shot-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Andy-Castledine-head-shot-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m Andy Castledine, an independent rail operations consultant. Welcome to my website. I have over 20 year\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>You can find a full, up to date copy of my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Andy-Castledine-General-CV.pdf\">CV here<\/a>, but recent clients have included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>East West Rail Company<\/li>\n<li>The Rail Safety and Standards Board.<\/li>\n<li>UK Government (Department for Transport via Arup)<\/li>\n<li>New South Wales Government<\/li>\n<li>The UK Rail Regulator, the Office of Rail &amp; Road (ORR)<\/li>\n<li>Transdev<\/li>\n<li>SNC \u2013 Lavalin<\/li>\n<li>TTG Transportation Technology<\/li>\n<li>GHD<\/li>\n<li>Vintage Trains Ltd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I have also held senior operational level full-time roles with<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stagecoach Group<\/li>\n<li>Go Ahead Group<\/li>\n<li>Chiltern Railways<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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 \u00a31.5bn.<\/p>\n<p>Specific tasks I have undertaken include the following (but this is not an exhaustive list):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Timetable deployment<\/li>\n<li>Train Crew Recruitment<\/li>\n<li>Selection and training<\/li>\n<li>Manpower and establishment planning<\/li>\n<li>Performance improvement<\/li>\n<li>Development of new operating systems<\/li>\n<li>Station operations<\/li>\n<li>Trade Union engagement<\/li>\n<li>Rail Operations Product development<\/li>\n<li>Specification and procurement of rail tenders<\/li>\n<li>Assessments of TOC for funders and specifiers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and a Member of the Institute of Railway Operators.<\/p>\n<p>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 &amp; Standards Board) as well as being a programme\/course tutor for professional training and development for the Institute of Railway Operators.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-126 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WSR-pic-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WSR-pic-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WSR-pic-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WSR-pic-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.castleanddean.consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/WSR-pic.jpg 1512w\" 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