Bagshaw becomes Elizabeth Line MD

MTR Elizabeth line (MTREL) has appointed Mike Bagshaw as managing director. He has over 30 years’ experience in the rail industry which has included strategic leadership roles at Arriva Trains Wales, Chiltern Railways, and First Great Western.

As managing director, he will lead MTR Elizabeth line through the final stages of the plan which will see a further timetable change in May 2023 and the expansion of through-running across the Elizabeth line route.

Bagshaw joined MTR in 2016 as bid director, before becoming performance and planning director of MTR Elizabeth line in 2018, and chief operating officer of its parent company MTR UK in 2021.

During his career at MTR, his responsibilities have included overseeing the planning and delivery of the end-to-end Elizabeth line and developing industry-leading operational performance and planning capability. 

Bagshaw was part of the initial management team that developed Chiltern Railways’ expansion to the West Midlands.