Joe Brown

He/Him

I have worked at London Underground / Transport for London since 1997, starting out as a Guard and working as a Driver, Driver Manager, Operations Manager, Executive Officer, and now Strategic Delivery & Change Manager where I primarily deliver continuous improvement in the 'Colleague' portfolio. I was the Chair of OUTbound; TfL's LGBTQ+ Colleague Network Group 2021-2023 which is when the idea of reaching out to other LGBTQ+ networks in transport to create Journey dawned, and the rest is history.
I am happy to speak about my experiences as a gay man being schooled entirely under the cloud of Section 28 and coming out in the early 90s in London in the shadow of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and going on to work on the gay scene in my late teens before joining the Underground. I can offer the most insight into establishing and operating LGBTQ+ networks in the transport sector, and am happy sharing my experiences of living with a chronic autoimmune condition (Ulcertaive Colitis) and a stammer.
I have a passion for railway history and cartography which I have combined into a series of atlases published through Crecy Rail, charting the evolution of railways in London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester, and have recently added the national rail atlas created by the late Stuart Baker to my list of titles. I am equally happy to speak about any of this, albeit not LGBTQ+ related.