Railway 200: TfW - future of rail in Wales

Dr Louise Moon

Dr Louise Moon technical lead - heritage, legacy and sustainable impact.

With over 20 years’ experience in museums, national parks and the third sector, Louise leads a team at Transport for Wales looking after the past, present and future from heritage to impact and from future generations to legacy.

A specialist in 19th-century industrial heritage and social and cultural history, Louise is also an associate fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Global Research Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures.  

Ben George

Ben George has worked as a transport planner for the past fifteen years, working particularly in Swansea but also across the wider South West Wales Region. More recently Ben has taken up a role with Transport for Wales, providing leadership for the development of the projects and supporting collaboration across governmental and private sector operators to 

Rob Jones

Rob Jones has worked as a transport planner for the past 20+ years, working particularly in Wales but also across the UK. More recently Rob has taken up a role with Transport for Wales, providing leadership for the development of the Metro Programme supporting collaboration across governmental and private sector delivery partners.

Geoff Ogden

Geoff is Transport for Wales’ Chief Transport Planning and Development Officer. Prior to this, he has undertaken a number of roles, including leading the early operational development of TfW from its inception, developing the team that advised the Welsh Government on the procurement of the new Wales and Borders Rail Service and the South Wales Metro.

He has significant experience of the Transportation sector, particularly in Wales. His wider experience includes leadership and support of change programmes, including the introduction of innovative technology. Geoff has also been involved in a wide range of procurement and tendering exercises alongside service delivery: as client, client’s adviser, and tenderer.

Geoff is a Chartered Civil Engineer, a Chartered Environmentalist and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). His wider roles have included Regional Member for Wales on ICE Council (2014-2020), Chair of ICE Wales Cymru (2012-13), Chair of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering in Wales (ACE Cymru Wales) (2014-16). He is currently a member of the ICE’s Initial Professional Development Panel.

Geoff is a graduate of the University of Nottingham and has lived and worked in Wales since 1993.

Katie Williams

Katie began her career at Transport for Wales as a project management apprentice in 2019.

Since then, she has advanced to the role of assistant project manager in the Transport Planning & Development Team.

She is also the current chair of Young Rail Professionals (YRP) Wales for a second term and was nominated as YRP Volunteer of the Year for 2024-2025.

She is currently actively fundraising to name a puppy for Guide Dogs, aiming to call it 'Isambark Kingdom Brunel,' and has raised money for the charity Railway Children through taking part in the London Circle Line Rail Trail and Swansea Station Sleepout.