Network Rail has announced the appointment of a new Route Director for its North and East Route.
Taking over control for running Yorkshire and the North East’s Railways is Jason Hamilton, with outgoing Route Director Matt Rice departing for Northern Rail.
Before taking on the role of Route Director, Jason was a member of the East Coast Route’s executive team as Route Programme Director. This saw him leading a multi-disciplinary maintenance, renewals, and response principal contractor organisation. Jason has also gained experience working on major projects for Network Rail, including on the Great Western and South East routes.
By taking on this position, Jason will be given the responsibility of the day-to-day running of the rail network across places such as Sheffield, Leeds, Hull, and Middlesbrough. Infrastructure projects on the Northumberland Line will also be overseen by Jason, with this involving the reinstatement of passenger services, as well as Access for All work being done at stations such as Bridlington, Garforth, and Selby.
Commenting on his appointment, Jason said:
“I am thrilled to have been appointed as the new Route Director on Network Rail’s North & East route. This part of the network hosts major arterial routes across the north of England, connecting major towns and cities which are so crucial to our passengers. It will also see transformational infrastructure investment over the coming years and plays a major role in the north of England economy.
“There is already some very good work taking place by colleagues across the route and I am looking forward to seeing that first-hand as I visit various parts of the network.
“Train travel is a vitally important and sustainable way to journey, and I want to make sure that our passengers’ experience is a positive one as they travel on the network, whether that be through short-term reliability and punctuality improvements or via the major projects that will deliver a better railway for the future.”
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