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Steve Levene Joins Network Rail Consulting in the Role of Regional Director, Canada

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Toronto, March 2025 – Network Rail Consulting (NRC) is pleased to announce Steve Levene in the role of Regional Director, Canada.

With more than 20 years of experience in infrastructure projects, operations, maintenance, asset management and commercial management, Steve has extensive rail experience working on complex engineering, projects, operations, and maintenance both in Canada and the UK. Prior to joining Network Rail Consulting, Steve held the position of Chief Operating Officer, Rapid Transit at Metrolinx, maximising asset value, reliability, and performance delivering State of Good repair projects. Steve moved to Canada in 2012 from the UK where he was part of the largest Rail Infrastructure projects in Europe and supported the transformation of the Asset Management and Electrification safety in the UK.

Network Rail Consulting is proud to contribute to some of the world’s most exciting projects and transit systems, and now to further grow and invest in shaping the future of transit systems in Canada.

Steve Levene commented: "I am thrilled to lead the growth and development of Network Rail Consulting's Canadian business. This marks an incredible opportunity to cultivate Canadian talent while sharing the expertise and innovation from the UK and global rail systems."

Nigel Ash, Global Managing Director for Network Rail Consulting, added: "I am delighted to welcome back Steve to the Network Rail family, having left in 2012 to pursue new opportunities in Canada. Steve’s extensive knowledge and experience of British and Canadian railways means that he is ideally suited to lead our business in Canada and provide clients with international best practice that aligns with the local environment."

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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), Nigel Ash (global managing director), Rachel Maguire (finance director), Neil Reynolds (non-executive director), Mark Prior (non-executive director) Ian Dobbs (non-executive 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, asset management and maintenance.

More information can be found at http://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 1.8 billion passenger journeys, 16.6 billion tonne kilometres of freight and 7 million train movements every year;
  • Own, repair and develop 20,000 miles of track, 30,000 bridges, tunnels and viaducts and thousands of signals;
  • Operate 20 major stations which handle 800 million passenger journeys and own 2,500 other stations, which are leased to train operators;
  • Employ 42,000 people in asset management, operations, maintenance, renewals, and enhancement projects; and
  • Have an annual turnover of over £8bn, with capital expenditure of over £5bn per annum.
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