NEIL is currently chairman (part-time) of Rail Operations Group in the UK and chairman (part-time) of Nexrail Leasing (a locomotive lessor) on the continent. He has been in the rail industry since 1981 and held a number of senior engineering and commercial roles in both British Rail and subsequently with train lessors Eversholt, Porterbrook and CBRail. He founded the leasing company Beacon Rail in 2007, where he remained as chief operating officer until retirement in 2019. Neil then became a consultant for a short time before taking up the chairman roles he currently holds.
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