Network Rail Consulting Announces Leadership Transition for Global Technical Director Role

London, June 2025 – Network Rail Consulting (NRC) announces Barny Daley, Global Technical Director has stepped down from his position effective 7th April 2025, with Mike Gallop stepping into the role as Global Technical Director and Regional Director, Middle East.

Barny has played a pivotal role in strengthening Network Rail Consulting’s collaborative relationship with Network Rail, enabling the sharing of knowledge and best practice between NRC's international clients and the operator of the UK railway. This transition will see Barny in a new role as Project Director, supporting the regional teams on project delivery.

Barny commented: "I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the development of NRC, supporting the growth to three times the size of the company I joined. I am proud that in everything we do, our clients are 98% satisfied or very satisfied and I look forward to continuing to support our regions with their growth and delivering high quality advice to our clients."

Mike joined NRC as Project Director in January 2023 and brings over 20 years of experience in leadership and the delivery of complex railway system programmes. Prior to joining NRC, Mike was Western Route Director at Network Rail, responsible for the enhancements programme and leading the implementation of strategic plans into operational delivery, including change management programmes and transformational safety initiatives.

In his new role, Mike will provide technical engineering and asset management expertise to NRC and our international clients, as well as leading and expanding our team in the Middle East.

Mike commented: "I look forward to working with the Global NRC Team to continue to develop the capabilities and capacity of the NRC business and provide great solutions to meet the challenges our clients’ face."

Nigel Ash, Global Managing Director added: "Barny has provided tremendous support to myself and the NRC business over the last 8 years, I will be sorry to see him step-back from the Global Technical Director role. However, I am delighted that we have someone with such wide ranging railway expertise and experience as Mike Gallop."

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For further information, contact: Sam Clarke, [email protected]

Notes to Editors

About Network Rail Consulting

Network Rail Consulting is a wholly owned subsidiary of Network Rail and was established in 2012 to benchmark Network Rail’s capabilities in the international market and enhance the capabilities of its staff through international experience which could then be deployed back into its UK operations.

Whilst Network Rail is a Public Body and funded by the UK Government, Network Rail Consulting is funded through its commercial operations and is classified as a Public Corporation.

The governance of Network Rail Consulting is through its holding company, Network Rail International Ltd. The Network Rail International Ltd board of directors comprises Jeremy Westlake (non-executive chair), Neil Reynolds (non-executive director), Mark Prior (non-executive director), Leila Frances (non-executive director), Nigel Ash (global managing director), Rachel Maguire (finance director).

Network Rail International Ltd has subsidiaries in Australia, Canada, UK and the USA; and operates from offices in Boston, Brisbane, London (HQ), Melbourne, New York, Riyadh, Sacramento, Sydney, Toronto and Washington D.C.

Network Rail Consulting is selling the full range of rail expertise available within Network Rail including advisory services, strategic planning, major projects, including systems integration and project and programme management, railways operations, including timetabling and operational modelling; and asset management and maintenance.

More information can be found at https://www.networkrailconsulting.com or you can download the Network Rail Consulting Fact Sheet here.

About Network Rail

Network Rail owns and operates Britain’s rail infrastructure network – one of the world’s most intensively used rail networks. Our network is the fifth busiest rail network in the world and the second busiest in Europe. We:

• Provide a safe and efficient national railway network that carries over 1.7 billion passenger journeys and 15.8 billion tonne kilometres of freight;
• Own, repair and develop 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and thousands of signals;
• Operate 20 major stations and own 2,500 other stations, which are leased to train operators;
• Employ 40,000 people in asset management, operations, maintenance, renewals, and enhancement projects; and
• Have an annual turnover of over £11.6bn, with capital expenditure of over £6bn per annum.