The new board members will be:
* Director, operations and customer service - Robin Gisby
* Director, infrastructure investment - Simon Kirby
* Director, planning and regulation - Paul Plummer

The trio will give the board a balance of six executive and eight non-executive directors.

Ian McAllister, chairman said: "Our new Board members will play a key role in helping the company meet the challenges ahead - growth, development and expansion. It's a future full of promise both for the company and for all who use the railway."