Does he have the biggest job on the railway? Network Rail’s CEO Jeremy Westlake is in the hot seat

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Jeremy Westlake, the CEO of Network Rail, discussing his role and vision for the future of the railway.

Network Rail is pivotal to whether GBR is a success or not. The reality will always be that Network Rail, with its resources, people, assets and role drives pretty much whether the railway performs day to day both now and in the future. Jeremy Westlake is the CEO. In taking over from Andrew Haines he stepped out of the relative shadow of Chief Financial Officer role into the full glare of the top job. Does he have what it takes to make the transition? And does he have the vision to take Network Rail forward into a future that involves it transferring into Great British Railways whilst at the same making sure it performs? We spoke with Jeremy about those questions and many more in this extremely candid and comprehensive interview. Note - the interview was recorded on Thursday, 26th March 2026 so the dates of some of the events Jeremy refers to in the discussion should be seen in that context. Membership: If you want to see even more from Green Signals, including exclusive content, become a member and support the channel further too. YouTube…

People in this episode

Guest: Jeremy Westlake

Topics covered

• Network Rail
• Great British Railways
• CEO interview
• railway performance
• leadership transition

Keywords

• Network Rail
• Jeremy Westlake
• CEO
• Great British Railways
• railway performance
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Network Rail, Great British Railways

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