Michael Schabas
| Michael Schabas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
17 November 1956 Toronto, Canada |
Michael Schabas is a UK-based railway consultant who has been involved in launching several new railway projects and businesses.
Work history
With a background in urban rail projects in the Canada and the United States, he came to London in 1988 as Vice President for Transport for Olympia & York (O&Y), who were developing the Canary Wharf project in London Docklands. He led O&Y's involvement in planning and promotion of the Jubilee Line Extension, and also instigated the re-signalling and re-engineering of the Docklands Light Railway.
In 1995, Schabas founded GB Railways (GBR), which went on to win the Anglia Railways franchise, and to launch GB Railfreight and Hull Trains.[1] In 2003, GBR was acquired by FirstGroup.[2]
In 2010, Schabas co-founded Hamburg-Köln-Express, which plans to operate intercity passenger trains in Germany.[3]
References
- ↑ "Rail Consultants". First Class Partnerships. 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ↑ Osborne, Alistair (17 July 2003). "First Group bids 500p a share for GB Railways". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ↑ "Bloody Slaughter beckons". Railway Gazette International (London). 4 December 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2012.