I'm a railway operations and business consultant, with 44 years' industry experience, gained with British Rail and Railtrack. I've now been consulting for over 20 years, delivering successful outcomes for major UK rail projects (West Coast Route Modernisation, Thameslink, HS1 & HS2 and Crossrail 1 & 2) as well as working on major rail projects across the world.In the past 3 years I have:- Advised a Canadian port operator on the design for a new intermodal terminal capable of handling 2m teu per annum- Advised TfL and Network Rail on options for the rail movement of spoil from Crossrail 2 tunnelling sites- Managed the building of service strategies and timetable plans for 2 franchise bids - Supported Victa Railfreight and Balfour Beatty Rail in building an engineering logistics plan to deliver track materials to the Cardiff Valleys Metro upgrade- Appeared as an expert railway witness before the House of Lords HS2 Select Committee- Advised on railway strategies for port developments in Ukraine and Russia- Advised developers on new station feasibility in Wales, the East Midlands and West Midlands- Supported the Northampton Gateway Strategic Rail Freight Interchange developer in its successful Development Consent Order applicationMy wide-ranging skills include project sponsorship (where I specialise in determining the operational outputs required to guarantee project success), capacity planning and timetabling, strategic planning (I've created strategic plans for clients in UK and Northern Ireland, South Africa, Ukraine and Azerbaijan), and demand forecasting and business planning .Interested? Contact me for more details as to how I can help you.Rupert Dyer07827 238122rupert@railexpertise.co.uk