Steve Butcher John Holland

Published: July 11, 2019, 5 a.m.

b'

\\u201cWe don\\u2019t build railways just for the sake of building a railway. We do it because we are going to transform people\\u2019s lives.\\u201d

Steve Butcher started his career 38 years ago with British Rail by sweeping platforms. Now, he is the Executive General Manager at John Holland. In this episode, Butcher discusses the design, build, operate, and maintain model, and what it\\u2019s like to be part of billion-dollar projects within the rail space.

He also goes into how important detail is for these massive projects. These projects are setting the agenda for generations to come, and what they look like from day one will be different from year seven. And as Butcher says, it\\u2019s about making \\u201crailways as easy as going to the pub or the chip shop\\u2026 [it\\u2019s making] public transport so easy that people don\\u2019t even think of any other mode of transport.\\u201d

If you want to know more about John Holland, check out their website.

Remember to check out transitunplugged.com to learn from top transit professionals and stay up to date to catch all the latest episodes.

'