Jane English Duty MD Merseyrail Jane joined the railway in 1993 as a management graduate trainee. Working in a number of different roles and companies, she joined Merseyrail in 2011 as people director and became deputy MD in 2019. She is also a trustee of the railway benefit fund, the only charity dedicated to current…

Lauren Williams Business Change Manager at Merseyrail. I started at Merseyrail when I was 17 years old as a Business and Administration apprentice, the apprenticeship gave me a taste of different areas within the business including HR, Finance, Marketing and Projects. Following my apprenticeship, I was able to secure myself a Project Support role and…

Marjorie Birch Deputy Chair of WiCR . I spent all my working life in education beginning in 1966 in a Primary School in the centre of Blackburn moving to Daisyfield Primary School, which was close to my childcare provider.  In the early 1970’s an opportunity came up for an Early Years teacher at a school…

Sally Buttifant MBE Sally Buttifant MBE, former Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership Officer and now Housing Options Adviser. Sally started out as a Dr’s receptionist and learnt frontline customer service skills which she has put to good use in a career in local government. Her roles have included estate management, community engagement and before going…

Vicky Cropper-Clarke Head of Stakeholder and Community, London Northwestern Railway Vicky started her career on the railway as a receptionist & PA, she worked her way up to Head of Stakeholder and Community at London Northwestern Railway and became part of the WiCR Steering Group which created WiCR’s Code of Conduct that has been recognised…

Carolyn Watson is the first of WiCR’s ‘Member Spotlight’ posts. She is currently Northern’s Community and Sustainability Director.