Editing Railtrack (section)

==Management==
[[Robert Horton (businessman)|Robert Horton]] was the first chairman of Railtrack; he resigned from this role in early 1999 amid reports of disagreements between Horton and the company's then-chief executive Gerald Corbett.<ref>{{cite news |first = Keith |last = Harper |title = Horton quits Railtrack |newspaper = [[The Guardian]] |url = https://www.theguardian.com/business/1999/feb/27/6?INTCMP=SRCH |date = 27 February 1999 |access-date = 12 January 2012 |archive-date = 7 March 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160307151437/http://www.theguardian.com/business/1999/feb/27/6?INTCMP=SRCH |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Steven Marshall (Railtrack)|Steve Marshall]] became the company's next chairman; following the company's entering into receivership, he announced his own resignation in October 2001 and actually stood down in March 2002.<ref name = "marshallresign telegraph2002">{{cite news |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1386797/Railtrack-chairman-stands-down.html |title = Railtrack chairman stands down |date = 5 March 2002 |newspaper = The Daily Telegraph |access-date = 16 October 2017 |archive-date = 19 October 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171019233941/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1386797/Railtrack-chairman-stands-down.html |url-status = live }}</ref> That same month, Geoffrey Howe was appointed chairman of Railtrack Group (the part of the business not in administration) and quickly pursued a strategy of seeking compensation from the British government.<ref name = "marshallresign telegraph2002"/><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2756246/Railtracks-lawman-rides-into-town.html |title = Railtrack's lawman rides into town |date = 10 March 2002 |newspaper = The Daily Telegraph |access-date = 16 October 2017 |archive-date = 19 October 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171019233931/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2756246/Railtracks-lawman-rides-into-town.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

Railtrack's first [[Chief Executive]], John Edmonds, was a keen proponent of [[outsource|outsourcing]] the company's engineering activities and driving down costs.<ref name = "Edmonds obituarytelegraph"/><ref name = "Edmondreplace independent1997"/> During late 1997, [[Gerald Corbett]] succeeded Edmonds as chief executive. During his tenure, numerous accidents occurred; Corbett issued multiple apologies and issued recommendations for reforms of the rail industry.<ref name = "hatedcorbett bbc2000"/> In November 2000, Corbett submitted his resignation,<ref>{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1028222.stm |title = Railtrack chief quits |work = BBC News |date = 17 November 2000 |access-date = 16 October 2017 |archive-date = 9 April 2003 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030409211918/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1028222.stm |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/nov/18/transport.hatfield |title = Mr Corbett's successor is not to be envied |date = 18 November 2000 |newspaper = The Guardian |access-date = 5 April 2009 |location = London |archive-date = 24 August 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130824202655/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/nov/18/transport.hatfield |url-status = live }}</ref> having been publicly called on to do so by multiple politicians and public figures.<ref name = "hatedcorbett bbc2000">{{cite news |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/978273.stm |title = The man passengers loved to hate |work = BBC News |date = 17 November 2000 |access-date = 20 September 2005 |archive-date = 26 May 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060526054446/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/978273.stm |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/oct/17/ladbrokegrove.transport |title = Railtrack chief will answer to MPs |newspaper = The Guardian |first1 = Antony |last1 = Barnett |first2 = Oliver |last2 = Morgan |date = 17 October 1999 |access-date = 5 December 2022 |archive-date = 5 December 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221205015255/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/oct/17/ladbrokegrove.transport |url-status = live }}</ref> Corbett was Railtrack's chief executive as it went into receivership.<ref name = "marshallresign telegraph2002"/>