Patrick Hallgate, Route Director - Anglia Region, Network Rail

Patrick Hallgate, Route Director - Anglia Region, Network Rail

Patrick Hallgate, Route Director - Anglia Region, Network Rail

Hallgate has risen fast through the Network Rail ranks, beginning his railway career on the Railtrack graduate scheme in 1999.

After several months of placements and training, his first job was as a performance manager on the Great Eastern route, followed shortly by promotion to acting route production manager (now known as an area operations manager). By 2002 Patrick became involved in the maintenance function and project managed the ‘New Maintenance Programme’ until summer 2003,...