Robert (Bob) Clarke. CEng FICE. Director
Bob is one of the leading figures in rail industry engineering. He is a highly accomplished Railway Civil Engineer who has bought some of the most innovative and affordable solutions to engineering problems on the Railway that are in common practice today. He has dedicated his career to finding new techniques and technologies that bring truly low-cost, high quality methodologies to the most routine engineering practices.
Throughout his career Bob has earned a deserved reputation for introducing business-led engineering solutions to the industry. Of particular note are the high output track renewal and maintenance systems, process changes to deliver higher standards of track renewal quality more efficiently resulting in step changes in train service quality and an operational performance management regime that is now at the heart of the UK's rail system.
During 37 years he has held senior positions including Divisional and Regional Civil engineer appointments within the UK rail industry and latterly as Infrastructure Manager responsible for the East Coast Main Line. With the formation of Railtrack Bob was appointed Zone Director for the East Coast before joining Jarvis where he was main board director and Chairman of the rail division.
For the last three years Bob has been Director Engineering of First Class Partnerships whose business is conducted at the highest level within the UK and European rail industry. Bob also has considerable overseas experience.
Business development, Cost effective Infrastructure and strategic system development being his major contribution to ART.
bob.clarke@advancedrailtech.com