Experienced railway people.
Selected for the assignment.
Axis is built around senior operators, managers, trainers, assessors, standards specialists, maintenance experts and commissioning professionals with direct railway experience across multiple operating environments.
specialists.
275+ years.The bench is mobilised according to assignment requirements, geography and availability — allowing clients to access relevant railway expertise without unnecessary management layers.
Senior railway leadership.
Direct client access.
Axis leadership remains close to delivery. Clients work directly with experienced railway professionals rather than through layers of generic consulting management.
Alain Beland
Railway operations executive with experience across Class I freight, national passenger rail and heavy haul in Canada and Saudi Arabia. Qualified freight conductor and locomotive engineer with senior operating leadership experience.
Gavin Lovegrove
Railway operations professional with UK freight, passenger and Middle East experience. Specialist in operational standards, compliance, assurance, competence management, training and assessment.
Depth across operations, standards, training, maintenance and recovery.
Specialists are mobilised according to the scope and availability. Experience shown reflects prior and current professional roles and assignments.
Engine Service, Locomotive Operations & Training
Four decades of railway expertise including 36 years with Canadian National Railway, international consultancy, distributed power, heavy-haul operations and training.
Mainline Train Master · Training & Development
Heavy-haul operating and training experience including long service with Transnet Freight Rail and subsequent Saudi railway experience across operations, training, assessing and safety.
Operations & Maintenance Executive
Railway operations and maintenance executive with locomotive-engineer, passenger, heavy-haul, commissioning, rebuild, technical training and executive leadership experience.
Operations Audit & Compliance
Qualified signaller, train driver and driver instructor/assessor with UK passenger-rail and Saudi freight experience across audit, compliance, investigations, standards and competency assurance.
Rail Operations & Maintenance Manager
Half a century in railway operations and maintenance, including 37 years with Canadian National and subsequent Saudi and Guinea heavy-haul roles.
Railway Operations & Safety Specialist
Freight conductor and locomotive engineer with Canadian National Railway experience including safety leadership, incident investigation, audit, coaching and practical railway operations.
Mainline Train Driver & Competence Assessor
Mainline driver and assessor experience with Saudi Arabia Railways across SD70AC locomotives, ECP braking, Distributed Power and ERTMS, plus Philippine passenger-rail experience.
Freight Rolling Stock Engineering & Maintenance
Freight rolling-stock specialist with UK Freightliner and Saudi experience across wagon maintenance, production supervision, engineering support, defect analysis, overhaul and maintenance standards.
Freight Train Driver · Crew Scheduling & Mentoring
Train driver with Saudi Arabia Railways and Philippine National Railways experience across heavy-haul train handling, passenger operations, crew scheduling, mentoring, ERTMS and dangerous-goods operations.
The right railway people around the actual problem.
- →Single senior subject-matter specialist
- →Integrated client or prime-consultant support
- →Defined operational work packages
- →Complete readiness, competency, standards or OCC workstreams
- →International specialists combined with qualified local resources
- →Short-duration advisory support through longer mobilisation programmes