Inside British Rail: Challenges and Progress on the Nationalised Railway, 1970s-1990s

STEPHEN POOLE began his railway career in 1973, before being selected as a BR Management Trainee in 1979 and going on to hold jobs in an even greater range until he was made redundant on the approach to privatisation. Following this he worked for Eurotunnel and HM Railway Inspectorate and now works as a consultant representing the freight companies on Network Rail's programme for digital signalling.