Andy Barr

Chief operations officer

Hitachi Rail Europe

As Chief Operations Officer at Hitachi Rail Europe, Andy Barr is responsible for growing the business in the UK and Europe, winning more orders and overseeing the delivery of existing projects. Based in London, Mr Barr took up his role with Hitachi Rail Europe Ltd as Head of Maintenance Delivery in January 2005 where he set up the Maintenance business in the UK for the highly successful Class 395 Javeli fleet of trains. Previously he worked for London Underground where, after completing his training, he worked on the Central Line 1992 tube stock introduction and Fleet Maintenance and operations areas. He has also worked as a Project Manager for the Class 91 locomotive refurbishment and Bombardier Transportation as a General Manager in the Fleet Maintenance Division looking after service, maintenance and support contracts on both new build and existing fleets. He joined the newly formed UK Strategic Rail Authority in 2001 as Rolling Stock Engineering Manager with responsibility for managing Rolling Stock solutions for new innovations such as East London Line, High Speed 1 and the Intercity Express Programme (IEP).

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Infrastructure & Cities
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Urban Infrastructure: Andy Barr

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