RailStaff Editor, Matt Atkins, has worked in journalism and publishing for over 15 years. In that time, he’s worked for numerous trade publications focusing on sectors as diverse as high finance, recruitment, maritime shipping, and now rail. Matt joined Rail Media from the academic publisher, Taylor & Francis, where he edited leading journals covering the humanities, science and technology, and medicine.
Mike Roberts has been on the railway since 2018, serving as a Railway Mission Chaplain in the North West. His work involves supporting railway staff through traumas, personal and professional challenges. He is passionate about seeing people do amazing things and celebrating our railway family. Mike, who has worked for over twenty years in pastoral care and wellbeing, enjoys both reading and writing and heading out for a day with no idea where he will end up.
Monica Barbosa has worked in the transportation sector for over 16 years, officially joining the railway industry in 2018. Throughout her career, she has played a significant role in the rail supply community, actively championing SMEs, apprenticeships, and wider industry collaboration. She now holds the position as Client Account Lead for Transport for London and East West Rail at Jacobs, where she is responsible for leading client engagement, strengthening strategic relationships, and supporting the successful delivery of major transport programmes. Across all her positions, she has remained a passionate advocate for social value, leading initiatives that deliver meaningful community impact and advance client ESG priorities. Monica is deeply committed to the rail and wider transport industry. She actively champions equality, inclusion, and diversity, and is particularly dedicated to inspiring and empowering the next generation, especially women, to pursue rewarding careers in transportation.
Phil has over three decades of experience working in the UK rail industry, starting his career as an apprentice engineer with British Rail, before joining the management programme with English Welsh & Scottish Railways (EWS). During his time with EWS, which became DB Cargo (UK), he managed engineering depots, capex investment projects and organisational change programmes, before moving into risk management in a senior HSE role. Secondments to operations as an Area Manager gave Phil a well-rounded view of how a rail organisation operate before he was appointed Head of Safety for DB Cargo (UK). In 2017, after 25 years in the rail freight sector, Phil joined the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), where he worked wide range of organisations, helping shape their strategies through the adoption of products and services. In 2024 he joined Transport UK Group, providing leadership in risk management and sustainable development. Phil is a member of Parliamentary Advisory Committee for Transport Safety and the Chair of the RSSB Safe Insights Working Group.
