Freightliner CEO – ‘Tomorrow is too late. Get it done today’. Tim Shoveller Big Interview

Freightliner CEO Tim Shoveller talks about rail freight's challenges and the battle against road haulage. Tim describes his early career and how he progressed to roles including: Managing Director of Network Rail's North West and Central Region, MD of South West Trains (where he led the development of the alliance with Network Rail), MD of East Midlands Trains from the beginning of its franchise in 2007, and senior roles at Virgin Trains and Eurostar.

Tim is a man who believes in getting things done today, not putting them off until tomorrow. Determination, urgency and leadership are at his core.

Covered in the interview:

00:00 Intro and why Tim joined the railway
02:33 Tim’s big roles
05:42 South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance
10:48 Move to Network Rail
13:07 Frustration that led to the move to Freightliner
17:38 Does he have a vision or a plan?
20:48 The state of rail freight in 2024
23:20 The economics of rail freight
36:28 HS2 and West Coast Main Line capacity
39:17 Do capacity constraints put customers off?
43:18 Great British Railways
55:35 Positivity about the future
57:29 Railway Benefit Fund

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Presenters - Nigel Harris (@railnigel on X) & Richard Bowker CBE (@SRichardBowker). General Manager: Stef Foster (@stefatrail)