People


Richard Parry to work with First’s rail bid team ■


FirstGroup has appointed Richard Parry to its rail bid team. He joins the transport group from Transport for London, where he worked for 19 years in a variety of roles, most recently deputy


managing director of TfL’s London Underground and Rail divisions. Vernon Barker, FirstGroup’s


managing director of UK Rail, said: ‘I am delighted to have attracted someone of Richard’s talent and


calibre to the group. The wealth of experience that he brings will be invaluable as we seek to build on our market leadership position in rail and progress the opportunities created by the DfT.’


Interfl eet expands infrastructure unit ■


Interfl eet Technology’s Infrastructure Services division


has appointed Phil Edwards as a principal consultant and Iain Court as head of business development for infrastructure. Edwards joins the consultancy


from Halcrow where he was head of track systems, working on projects such as the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Court was previously director of heavy rail at the consultancy Aecom.


People round-up


Lee takes seven-year Pitt stop Sales engineer Lee Pitts has rejoined Sheffi eld-based handling equipment specialist Mechan after a seven-year break. He had been working as technical sales manager at DMR Seals.


Alpha Trains gets new development director Jörg Wiedenlübbert has joined Alpha Trains Group as development director. Alpha CEO Shaun Mills described Wiedenlübbert as ‘one of the most experienced managers in the rolling stock management and leasing sector.’


Phil Edwards Iain Court


iNet expands team The Transport innovation network (iNet) has named three new team members. Kate Clement joins the organisation as a research analyst, Jane Pearce is innovation support administrator and Catherine Allford is an innovation advisor.


Remember the RBF


C2C’s Trevor Capps retires after 48 years in the rail industry. Having joined the railway in 1963 to work at Southend East station he ended his career working at Fenchurch Street station, after a variety of roles on station platforms and in ticket offi ces, as well as a stint as a shunter.


Shooter joins Wabtec ■


Former Chiltern chairman Adrian Shooter, 63, has been appointed non-executive director of rolling stock refurbishment specialists Wabtec Rail Group, where he will advise on future growth strategy and new product development. Shooter is a Fellow of the


Royal Academy of Engineering, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and of the Chartered Institute of Transport. He has just retired as chairman of DB Regio


Phil does because they helped pay his debts while on long term sick leave


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UK and Chiltern Railways, having started out as a BR engineering trainee.


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