Our team

Meet The team - Operations

Ken Bott

Principal Consultant, Safety Lead
Ken has over 40 years of experience focussing largely on safety. Having worked on APT, RETB, TPWS, and ETCS Ken has a wealth of knowledge that is rarely beaten.

Ken is the most highly qualified of MBRC with the following to his name: BSc(Hons), CSci, CEng, CPhys, MInstP, FPWI, MIRSE, BSc & MIRO.

Recently focusing on AsBo, CSM-RA and Putting Into Use areas of projects Ken heads up the Safety and Assurance work at MBRC.

Steve Wainwright

Principal Consultant, Operations Lead
As a time served operator, Steve has a rich history in operations, management, train driving and ETCS.

Having Chaired the Freight Operator's Forum for a number of years Steve joined MBRC as Ops Specialist and continues to support the ETCS program.





Paul Harriss

Signalling & Operations Adviser
Paul has long standing rail industry experience which includes the part that signalling and control systems play in the operation of the railway system.

He is used to working on multi-disciplinary projects with colleagues of all disciplines, promoting the close involvement of end users onwhom successful, fit-for-purpose operation depends. 

He has contributed to the identification and achievability of railway network capacity and capability proposals, and to the train service, timetable planning and industry change processes.”

Paul Le Vesconte

Operations Adviser and Trainer
Paul is a professional Railway Operations Specialist with 44 years railway experience with 26 years in front line railway operations and management, in both UK passenger and freight operation.  

He has extensive knowledge of the European Train Control System, having been actively involved in the operation design of ERTMS and was a speaker at the Community of European Railways working on the European rules and principles for interoperability.

Paul holds a degree in railway operations and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators.