Biographies

John Headon

John has 40 years experience of railway passenger and freight business management, planning and marketing, and in 2005 set up John Headon Ltd as an independent consultancy. Projects have included train planning and revenue forecasting for several franchise bids in the UK and writing sections of the Thames Valley and South West Regional Planning Assessments for the DfT (sub-contracted to Arup Transport).

From 1982 to 1994 John was responsible for the bottom line of British Rail freight business sub-sectors with multi-million pound turnovers. He then moved to the passenger sector as Product Manager and later Strategy Manager for TransPennine Express. From 2001 to 2004 John was responsible for revenue forecasting and operations planning as a member of the Arriva franchise bidding team. This included successful bids for franchises in Wales and Denmark.

John was the inaugural Chairman of the Rail Passenger Demand Forecasting Council (PDFC). He is a chartered member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport (CMILT), a member of the Independent Rail Consultants' Group (IRCG) and an associate of both the PDFC and the Institute of Rail Operators.

Paul Headon

Paul joined the consultancy in March 2007 and made significant contributions to the development of the company before leaving in August 2011 to join First TransPennine Express as Permanent Timetable Manager.