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
10.25 Keynote speech: The role rail can play in rebuilding the North – Andy Burnham, Mayor of Manchester
10.45 Looking forward – Rob Warnes, Performance and Planning Director, Northern
11.05 Transformation on TransPennine – 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 Cutting trans-Pennine electrification costs – Andrew McNaughton, Strategic Technical Adviser, HS2
12.40 ARAMIS Traffic Management – Supporting operators to deliver improved Passenger Service – Andy Jones, Digital Railway Initiation Director, Network Rail and Rhianne Evans, Business Development Manager, Thales
13.00 Discussion
13.10 Lunch
14.30 Northern Powerhouse Rail – Tim Wood, NPR Director, Transport for the North
14.50 All change at Manchester Piccadilly – Roy Desouza, Technical Director, Mott MacDonald
15.10 Justifying infrastructure investment in the North – Alastair Hutchinson, Associate, Steer
15.30 Discussion
15.40 Close
Programme subject to change: some speakers are invitees only at this stage
Organised by the Modern Railways 4th Friday Club and kindly sponsored by Thales
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.