S3 E1: Investing today for tomorrow’s success
In this episode, we’re joined once again by Johnny Schute, RSSB’s Chief Operating Officer. Together, we’ll explore what rail needs to be thinking about in terms of driving cost reduction, some of the complexities around investing today for benefits tomorrow, and how we at RSSB are committed to supporting industry in this challenge.
S2 E10: Reflections and resolutions with RSSB Chair, Mike Brown
In this episode, we’re delighted to be joined by Mike Brown, Chair of the RSSB Board. He’s with us for the final episode of 2024 to round up the year the rail industry has had, discuss the changes it might see in 2025 and beyond—as well as how to navigate them—and reflect on what the festive season means for many rail workers.
S2 E9: Unlocking value for industry in 2025 and beyond
This month, we’re speaking with Helen Costello, RSSB’s Director of Business Management and Performance. She’ll be speaking with us about the biggest hurdles rail is facing at the moment, some of the solutions that RSSB has developed to help overcome these, and the value they’re generating for industry.
S2 E8: Why industry-wide collaboration will ‘forever be valuable’
This month we’re joined by Vaibhav Puri, RSSB’s Director of Sector Strategy and Transformation, to speak about the value of industry-wide collaboration for the rail sector. As well as the benefits, Vaibhav touches on how we facilitate this collaboration, what ‘good’ looks like, and some challenges and misconceptions.
S2 E7: Our place at the heart of the rail industry
We're joined this month by Johnny Schute, our Chief Operating Officer. Johnny speaks with us about RSSB's unique whole-system perspective and what that means for the GB rail industry. He touches on the value it generates, the efficiencies it enables, and more.
S2 E2: Introducing our 2024-25 Annual Business Plan
Welcome to another episode of the RSSB podcast! Join four members of our Executive Committee — Johnny Schute (Chief Operating Officer), Keith Hanlon-Smith (Chief People Officer), Hannah Kingsley (Chief Finance Officer), and Paul McLaughlin (Chief Commercial Officer) — as they outline industry's current challenges, discuss RSSB's priorities in addressing those, and introduce our new 'strategic multipliers'.
S2 E1: What to expect from our Strategic Business Plan
We’re joined by RSSB Chief Executive Mark Phillips. Mark takes us through our five-year Strategic Business Plan covering 2024–2029, pulling out some of the key priorities along the way. He’s particularly excited to see how rail can leverage some of the technological and digital advancements taking place.
28: HS2 - Busting the Capacity Myths
In this episode we look at some of the benefits the HS2 project will bring to Britain, including extra rail capacity, better connectivity, employment opportunities, and reduced carbon impacts.
