Chartered Institution of Railway Operators explained

Chartered Institution of Railway Operators
Formation:	2000^[1]
Founders:	Gordon Petitt, Terry Worrall, Richard Morris, Jim Summers
Professional Title:	Railway Operations Professional
Type:	Railway Operations Professional Association
Services:	Professional Accreditation, Education & Development, Library
Headquarters:	2nd Floor, Beacon Building, Enterprise Park West, Weston Road, Stafford, ST18 0BF^[2]
Region Served:	Worldwide
Membership:	11,000+ (December 2022)
Key People:	Ellie Burrows (Chair)^[3] Fiona Tordoff (CEO)^[4]

The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators (founded in 1999^[5] and registered in 2000 as the Institution of Railway Operators (IRO)) is the professional body for all those engaged or interested in railway operations and its allied disciplines. It exists for its members and the rail industry as a whole. It was awarded Chartered status on 1 October 2021.^{[6] [7]}

Corporate member companies

Most of the current train and freight operating companies (TOCs & FOCs) in the UK fall into this category. Also included is the Heritage Railway Association (HRA).^[8] A list of the companies that are corporate members of CIRO:^[9]

• Abellio Greater Anglia
• Arriva Rail London
• Arup
• Avanti West Coast
• Chiltern Railways
• Colas Rail
• Crosscountry
• Deutsche Bahn (DB)
• Department for Transport (DfT)
• East Midlands Railway
• East West Rail
• Freightliner
• Govia Thameslink Railway
• Great Western Railway
• Grand Central
• HS2
• Hull Trains
• Keolis Amey Docklands (DLR)
• Keolis Amey Metrolink
• Iarnród Éireann
• London North Eastern Railway
• Lumo
• Mercury3 Consult
• Merseyrail
• Mott Macdonald
• MTR Elizabeth Line
• Network Rail
• Nexus
• Northern
• Office of Rail and Road
• Rail Delivery Group
• Rail Operations Group
• Resonate
  • Rail Safety and Standards Board Tracsis
• Translink
• Transnet
• Transpennine Express
• Transport for Greater Manchester
• Transport for London
• Transport for Wales
• Victa Railfreight
• VolkerRail
• West Midlands Trains
  • West Somerset Railway WSP

Local sections & Area Councils

CIRO has a number of local sections in a number of countries.Internationally, there are sections in:

• Australia^[10]
• New Zealand^[11]
• United Kingdom^[12]
• Ireland^[13]

Area councils, branches of the CIRO, also operate within the U.K.:

• Midlands^[14]
• North East^[15]
• North West & Wales^[16]
• Scotland^[17]
• South East^[18]
• South West & Wales^[19]

There is also a Young Operators section specialised for young people working on the national network and the Railway Engineers Forum (REF) which is a multi-disciplinary body drawn from Professional Institutions with strong railway interests.^{[20] [21]}

Membership grades

Membership grade is dependent on the individual member's experience and / or formal qualification.

• Affiliate Member
• Associate Member (awarded the post-nominal letters ACIRO)
• Member (awarded the post-nominal letters MCIRO)
• Fellow (awarded the post-nominal letters FCIRO)

Headquarters

The headquarters of CIRO is located in Stafford, West Midlands.^[22]

CIRO Learning & Development

CIRO has its own section for learning and development, and provides a means of competence certification for personnel undertaking work in the railway operations sector. CIRO offers learning & development through continuing professional development (CPD), a mentoring scheme and academic courses. CIRO aims to provide a focus for raising standards through the use of short courses in a bespoke training portfolio and longer courses to educate railway operations management to certificate, diploma, and bachelor of science level.^[23]

External links

• CIRO website

Notes and References

1. Web site: About the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 28 January 2015.
2. Web site: Contact the CIRO. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 28 January 2015.
3. Web site: Our Board. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
4. Web site: Our Board Team. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
5. Web site: Home. 2022-01-12. Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. en.
6. Web site: Home. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 28 January 2015.
7. Web site: Institution of Railway Operators receives Queen's Charter RailStaff. 8 October 2021 . 2022-01-12. en-GB.
8. Web site: Our Corporate Members. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
9. Web site: Our Corporate Members. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators . 1 August 2023.
10. Web site: Australia & New Zealand. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
11. Web site: Australia & New Zealand. The CharteredInstitution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
12. Web site: Area Councils. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
13. Web site: Irish Area Council. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
14. Web site: Midlands Area Council. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
15. Web site: North East Area Council. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
16. Web site: North West & Wales Area Council. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
17. Web site: Scottish Area Council. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
18. Web site: Sough East Area Council. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
19. Web site: South West & Wales Area Council. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
20. Web site: REF events (Rail Engineers' Forum). The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 28 January 2015.
21. Web site: Young Operators. The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators. 2 August 2023.
22. Web site: Contact the IRO. The Institution of Railway Operators. 28 January 2015.
23. Web site: Learning & Development. The Institution of Railway Operators. 28 January 2015.