Who we are

First Class Partnerships is the premier railway consultancy option for the rail industry's top policy and decision makers, providing experts with current experience of the strategic issues faced by the industry.

John Nelson
Chairman

Pete Wilkinson
Managing Director

Bob Clarke
Director

Richard George
Director

Mike Jones
Director

Dr Tony Roche
Director

Mike Tham
Director

Michael Schabas
Director

Mark Causebrook
Director

John Self OBE
Associate Director

David Potter
Managing Director of Ellipse Consulting, an Associated Partner with FCP

Neil Atkins
Business Development Director

Peter Davies
Senior Operations and Planning Adviser

William Barter
Head of Operations Analysis

Sue McNichol
Financial Controller

First Class Partnerships provides strategic, commercial, operations, engineering and infrastructure rail consultancy and advice to leading rail companies, investors in rail, governments and regulators around the globe.