"New rail chief appointed to oversee £1bn investment"
The Birmingham Post has reported that "Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde, who studied physics at University of Birmingham, has been named the first managing director of new joint venture West Midlands Trains.
The operator will take over the West Midlands franchise from incumbent London Midland on December 10 after winning the race for the nine-year tender in August.
The franchise encompasses a range of services including the Cross City line between Redditch and Lichfield via Birmingham New Street which carries thousands of people across the city every day."
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