Richard Harper

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Richard Harper
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Richard has over 25 years’ experience developing and delivering solutions in rail sector operations, revenue and cost efficiency. Richard’s strengths include strategy and planning, commercial and funding, service delivery, timetables and performance across public transport modes.

Richard joined Steer after 17 years working for train operators and TOC owning groups. He gained extensive rail bidding experience in leadership roles, including Bid Director (Wales & Borders), and leading timetable and rolling stock teams for the successful Northern and London Overground bids (2014/5). Richard was a key member of Chiltern Railways’ business development team, promoting and delivering the unique Evergreen enhancements, including the Oxford line.

At Steer, Richard leads a portfolio of Rail team projects such as P-Rep assurance, rail investment cases, operational performance review and delivery of contract obligations for clients in the UK and worldwide.

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03 Feb 2021

Steer appointed to work with Network Rail’s North West and Central Region

A year ago, Steer began a significant new commission to help Network Rail’s North West and Central Region, jointly with Department for Transport (DfT) to develop solutions to poor operational performance in Birmingham and Manchester. At the time, none of us could have foreseen what was to come, in the shape of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on UK Rail.

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26 May 2020

Manchester's rail problem

The May 2018 timetable exposed a variety of failings in UK rail, particularly in Manchester. Supported by Steer, the Manchester Recovery Task Force was established in January 2020, to assess short-term solutions to Manchester's rail problems as well as developing a long-term vision.

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