| Power car named after Mark Carne - 12 Jul 18 Posted by bobm at 07:37, 13th July 2018 |     |
Outgoing Network Rail Chief Executive Mark Carne had a power car named after him in a short ceremony at London Paddington yesterday evening.
Power car 43013 now carries his name. It forms part of Network Rail's New Measurement Train which tours the country checking lines for faults.
Mark Carne (centre) with Sir Peter Hendy - Chairman of Network Rail (right) and Nigel Harris of RAIL Magazine.
| Re: Power car named after Mark Carne - 12 Jul 18 Posted by TaplowGreen at 18:58, 13th July 2018 | |
Rather like the Chief Exec of the AA having a recovery truck named after him.
| Re: Power car named after Mark Carne - 12 Jul 18 Posted by Timmer at 19:22, 13th July 2018 | |
| Re: Power car named after Mark Carne - 12 Jul 18 Posted by Timmer at 19:26, 13th July 2018 | |
I just know you are looking forward to the day they name a train after Mark Hopwood TG.
| Re: Power car named after Mark Carne - 12 Jul 18 Posted by CMRail at 20:07, 13th July 2018 | |
I just know you are looking forward to the day they name a train after Mark Hopwood
No, I’ll sure turn up to Graylings though.
| Re: Power car named after Mark Carne - 12 Jul 18 Posted by TaplowGreen at 21:02, 13th July 2018 | |
I just know you are looking forward to the day they name a train after Mark Hopwood TG.
A gravy train? 😂
| Re: Power car named after Mark Carne - 12 Jul 18 Posted by eightonedee at 21:09, 13th July 2018 | |
Isn't that the new Antimacassar testing train?
| Re: Power car named after Mark Carne - 12 Jul 18 Posted by Electric train at 21:52, 13th July 2018 | |
This is well deserved, he is well respected within NR. Mark Carne is a people person, he has made workforce safety a key issue in his tenure not only NR employees but NR contractors as well, another key item has been the "digital railway" this is all about collecting data about the condition of assets so that maintenance can be better targeted the NMT has reduce the number of staff that need to go into the four foot to inspect and measure thereby reducing risk to staff
| Re: Power car named after Mark Carne - 12 Jul 18 Posted by grahame at 06:09, 10th May 2025 | |
Seeing this old thread pinged ...
It's about
Mark Carne CBE is a Scottish businessman who served as executive vice-president for Shell in the Middle East and North Africa and was chief executive of Network Rail. Born: 25 February 1959 (age 66 years), Helensburgh
And there is a different person with a similar name who members may have heard of:
Mark Joseph Carney (born March 16, 1965) is a Canadian politician and economist who is the 24th and current prime minister of Canada since 2025. Previous offices: Governor of the Bank of England (2013–2020)
