The ULRP Team
We’re passionate about developing possibly the most sustainable and affordable trains in the world. We’re game changers who are looking to a greener and cleaner future with the BioUltra playing its part in hitting the 2040 ban on diesel and the UK’s net zero target.
The ULRP Team
We’re passionate about developing possibly the most sustainable and affordable trains in the world. We’re game-changers who are looking to a greener and cleaner future with the BioUltra playing its part in hitting the 2040 ban on diesel and the UK’s net-zero target.
Our team brings together innovators, rail operators, manufacturers, designers and entrepreneurs. We’ve got our own track record of individual successes.
Here’s a bit more about the team.
Beverley Nielsen
Chair
Beverley is chair of ULRP. She is an Executive Director at the IDEAS and Associate Professor at Birmingham City University. With a background in corporate business in Europe and across the UK, Beverley is a social entrepreneur and elected councillor.
Paddy Fawcett
Designer
Paddy is an award-winning designer with more than 30 years of design and engineering experience who has worked on ground breaking designs for a number of companies innovating to provide sustainable solutions. He is the former head of product design at QinetiQ, Company Director and founder of Invizio and designer for Indra Renewable Technologies.
Monique Seth
Company Secretary
Monique is ULRP’s company secretary with close to 10 years experience in the transport sector. He is a successful entrepreneur and is the Managing Director of a healthcare company.
Christopher Maltin
Engineering Consultant
Chair, Organic Power Holdings; Director of Biomethane Ltd, Former Chair, Global Biomethane Congress. A qualified and experienced mechanical engineer leading the team responsible for the first systems enabling high-performance engines to operate on lead-free petrol. Christopher has gained global recognition for his expertise in renewable gas energy systems including biomethane and hydrogen.
James Skinner
Director
A recognised rail innovator and transport pioneer who founded Sustraco to bring Ultra Light Rail to the wider market in the UK and overseas. He chaired the Bristol Electric Railbus Ltd (BER) successfully carrying over 50,000 paying passengers from 1998 to 2000 in the UK’s first flywheel traction rail vehicle demonstration powered by green electricity supplied by SWEB.
Clive Hinchcliffe
Associate
Safety Project Manager with rail industry management, research and development expertise. Extensive project implementation experience, including operational procedures for the use of flammable gases in enclosed environments. Qualified signalling technician with London Transport.
Collectively the ULRP team bring applied mechanical, electrical engineering experience and design technology to the market, along with a proven track record of domestic and international sales. We have supervised UK and EU projects to completion and have designed and built over 100 unique biomethane vehicles.
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