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RSSB is a not for profit company owned by major industry stakeholders. The company
is limited by guarantee and is governed by its Members, a Board and an advisory
committee.
Members
There are currently 61 members drawn from six categories of membership
including: train operating companies, freight operating companies, infrastructure
manager, rolling stock companies, infrastructure contractors and the rest of the
supply industry. For more information, please see the
members page
Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to consider RSSB's work and key
issues in respect of the functions and activities of the company, and the manner
in which they are being addressed by the company. It provides advice on issues of
a strategic nature only. Members of the Advisory Committee are representatives from
Passenger Focus, the four main railway Trade Unions, the Parliamentary Advisory
Council for Transport Safety (PACTS), the Railway Industry Association (RIA), London
Underground, Transport Scotland, the Rail Freight Group, the Association of Train
Operating Companies (ATOC) and the Passenger Transport Executives.
Board
Our Chairman is Paul Thomas, Director of EHSQ, British Nuclear Fuels (RSSB Independent
Non-Executive Director)
Our executive directors are:
- Len Porter, Chief Executive
- Anson Jack, Director of policy, research and risk
RSSB's other industry nominated non-executive directors are:
- Iain Coucher, Chief Executive of Network Rail
- Jeremy Candfield, Director General of the Railway Industry Association (RIA).
- Adrian Shooter, Chairman of Chiltern Railways
- Paul Kirk
- Tim Dugher, Chief Operating Officer,of Angel Trains
RSSB's Independent non-executive directors are:
- Richard Profit, Former Group Director of Safety Regulation for the CAA
- Alan Emery, Former Global Head of Health, Safety and Environment for Rio Tinto PLC
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Click here for details of the Annual General Meetings
for the Members of RSSB.
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Click here for details of the Extraordinary General Meetings
for the Members of RSSB.
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Click here
to view the Office of the Rail Regulation's report into the future of RSSB dated
February 2005. (PDF format: 187kb). |
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The Board of RSSB requested the Office of the Rail Regulation (ORR) conduct a review of RSSB.
The scope of the review includes a review of what RSSB does, how RSSB is governed (including the Board) and how RSSB is funded.
The ORR consultation commenced on 4 March 2010 and ends on 7 May 2010. The consultation documents can be found on the ORR website:
http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.9985
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