Andrew Hall has been appointed Chief Inspector of Rail Accidents and will replace Simon E French OBE, who will retire on 31 March after nearly 18 years at RAIB.
Andrew and will take up the role on 1st April, until then he will continue in his role as Deputy Chief Inspector. He has worked at RAIB since 2004 and been the Deputy Chief Inspector at RAIB since 2015. Andrew is a chartered electrical engineer with many years’ experience in the rail sector in Britain and overseas.
Said Andrew Hall: “It is a great privilege to be selected to lead the Branch. Simon will be a hard act to follow, but whoever the Chief Inspector is, RAIB’s core role, to investigate accidents in order to improve safety and inform, remains.”
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