The RailStaff Awards 2024

Nominations for Rail Person of the Year

John Kelly

Said the following about John Francom:

“John is the team member that everyone wants, someone who is always there before you even know you need him because he’s identified the issue and has already sorted it.

Always dependable and superbly competent at what he does.

Whether it’s signalling, working on track, responding to incidents, liaising with stakeholders or covering the manager’s role, John can do it all and excel at it.

Beyond all of this though John is a superb mentor to new signallers and is the person they feel they can go to for advice at any time, and his manager feels the same.“

Alastair Thomas

Said the following about John Francom:

“John is the member of the team everyone looks up to, respects and aspires to be like.

He selflessly shares both his time and knowledge with all who ask for it.“