Chiltern Railways

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This book, uniquely, gives an insight to the business strategy and its delivery that underpinned the performance of one of Rail Privatisation' s greatest successes. It also shows the reader some of the many ' behind the scenes' jobs which are essential to the functioning of a railway but which are rarely seen by outsiders. Throughout, it demonstrates that a railway, like many other endeavours, is a team effort. Every employee is just as important as the boss. He can have a day off and it all still works. If a driver or a maintenance fitter, working on their own, make a mistake all hell can be let loose. At a time of change, partly brought about by Covid, this book gives strong clues as to how the Nation' s railways might be more efficiently organised and run. It is easy to read and copiously illustrated. AUTHOR: Adrian Shooter joined the Festiniog Railway Society, aged 14. He has had a 2 ft gauge railway in his garden for almost 20 years. Meanwhile he helped run the school Railway Society and went on to join British Railways as an Engineering Graduate Trainee in 1970. Rising through the ranks, he led a Management Buyout for Chiltern Railways in 1996 and went on to demonstrate that railways really can be a means of stimulating economic development. After retiring in 2011, he set up Vivarail Ltd. which leads the way with railway Decarbonisation. He is also Chairman of SLC Rail. 200 colour and b/w illustrations