ABOUT RAIL IN THE NORTH
Now established as an annual fixture, the Northern Rail Conference celebrates progress in the modernisation and improvement of the railways of the North of England.
NEXT EVENT: Friday 26 April 2019
VENUE: Science and Industry Museum, Manchester
SCHEDULE
10.20 Introduction from the chair, Jonathan Chatfield
10.25 The role rail can play in rebuilding the North – Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester
10.45 Northern transformation – Rob Warnes, Network Planning Director, Northern
11.05 Taking the North further – Leo Goodwin, Managing Director, TPE
11.25 Discussion
11.35 Coffee break
12.00 Rail infrastructure for the North – Martin Frobisher, LNW Director, Network Rail
12.20 Getting Electrification Costs Right – Starting with TransPennine – Prof Andrew McNaughton, University of Southampton
12.40 ARAMIS Traffic Management – Supporting operators to deliver improved Passenger Service – Ian Barnes, Programme Manager, Network Rail Digital Railway and Rhianne Evans, Business Development Manager, Thales
13.00 Discussion
13.10 Lunch
14.30 Improving availability through Condition Based Maintenance – Andy Stephens, Sales Manager, Perpetuum
14.50 Northern Powerhouse Rail – Tim Wood, NPR Director, Transport for the North
15.10 All change at Manchester Piccadilly – Julian Lipscombe, Bennetts Associates
15.30 Justifying investment in the North – Alastair Hutchinson, Associate, Steer
15.50 Discussion
16.00 Close
Organised by the Modern Railways 4th Friday Club and kindly sponsored by Thales, Perpetuum and the Bombardier Hitachi joint venture
TABLES AND SPONSORSHIP
Tables of 10 at this event cost £1350 +VAT, sponsorship details available on request. Individual delegate places are available at £190 plus VAT. For further details please contact Contact David Lane on 07795 031051 or dave@davidlanepublishing.co.uk.