Chris Bolt is a British economist and, since July 5, 2004, non-executive chairman of the Office of Rail Regulation, the national economic and safety regulatory authority for Britain's railways, and (separately) the arbiter for the London Underground public-private partnership. July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) is the UK governments agency for regulation of the countrys railway network. ...

Civil service background

An economist by training, Bolt joined the civil service in 1975 and worked as an economist in a number of departments, including HM Treasury and the Home Office. From 1988 to 1989, he was part of the Department of the Environment team responsible for privatising the water industry and establishing its initial regulatory regime. He then joined the Office of Water Services, the independent regulator for Britain's water industry, as head of economic regulation. The Office of Water Services (Ofwat) is the body which is responsible for economic regulation of the privatised water industry in England and Wales. ...

Railways

In 1994, Bolt moved to the Office of the Rail Regulator to take up appointment as chief economist. After Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott MP decided not to reappoint John Swift QC as Rail Regulator, Bolt was given a seven-month contract as Rail Regulator pending Prescott's decision on the full-term appointment of Tom Winsor from July 5 1999. Statutory office - created by section 1 of the Railways Act 1993 - for the independent economic regulation of the British railway industry. ... A Deputy Prime Minister is a member of a nations cabinet who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. ... John Leslie Prescott MP (born 31 May 1938) is a British Labour Party politician, Deputy Prime Minister, First Secretary of State and Member of Parliament for the North East constituency of Hull East. ... This article should appear in one or more categories. ... Tom Winsor (born December 7, 1957) is a British lawyer who was, from July 5, 1999 until July 4, 2004, the Rail Regulator and International Rail Regulator for Great Britain. ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ...

In July 1999, Bolt left the Office of the Rail Regulator and joined Transco plc, the company which owns and operates the majority of Great Britain’s gas transportation system, as regulation and corporate affairs director. He was appointed to a new role of group director, regulation and public policy in Transco’s parent company, Lattice Group plc, in November 2001. He left Lattice in October 2002 on completion of its merger with National Grid Group plc.

From July 5, 2004, Bolt became chairman of the Office of Rail Regulation. July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) is the UK governments agency for regulation of the countrys railway network. ...

London Underground arbiter

In December 2002 Bolt was appointed Arbiter for the public-private partnership for the London Underground.

The role of PPP Arbiter was established by the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (GLA Act). The Secretary of State for Transport appointed Chris Bolt as the first PPP Arbiter for a four year term from 31 December 2002, the date of commencement of the Tube Lines contract. This term was extended on 18 May 2006 for a further four years to December 2010. The Secretary of State for Transport is the member of the cabinet responsible for the British Department for Transport. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Under the 30-year PPP, Tube Lines is responsible for the maintenance, renewal and upgrade of the Underground infrastructure on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines, including track, trains, signals, civil work and stations. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...