Rail in the Midlands

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Derby Conference Centre
London Road
Derby
DE24 8UX
United Kingdom

Rail in the Midlands

4th Friday Club Event

Sponsored by

Porterbrook Porterbrook Porterbrook

In Association With

Porterbrook

ABOUT RAIL IN THE MIDLANDS

It is an exciting time for Rail in the Midlands, with major investment at both East Midlands Railway and West Midlands Trains, combined with infrastructure developments taking place across the region.

This is a key moment for the lynchpin of the country’s rail network. Attend our Rail in the Midlands conference and learn about:
• Devolution of responsibilities
• Investment in the network
• Passenger service improvements


SCHEDULE

09.30 Doors open

09.55 Introduction from the Chair

10.00 Central Route: at the heart of the national network – Denise Wetton, Central Route Director, Network Rail

10.20 Train services for the West Midlands – Mike Hoptroff, Head of Planning, Access and Timetable Strategy, West Midlands Trains

10.40 Planning an improved rail offering for the West Midlands – Toby Rackliff, Strategic Lead, Rail Policy – West Midlands Rail Executive

11.00 Discussion

11.10 Coffee break

11.40 A new National Rail Contract – Tom Joyner, Managing Director, CrossCountry

Noon Increasing the whole life value of rolling stock – Rich Fisher, Head of Strategic Planning, Great British Railways Transition Team

12.20 Nottingham’s light rail system – Chris Wright, MD, Nottingham Trams

12.40 Discussion

12.50 Lunch

14.20 Revenue growth at the heart of a sustainable EMR – Simon Pready, Commercial Director, East Midlands Railway

14.40 Making Leicester station fit for the future – David Beale, Development Manager, Leicester City Council

15.00 Luminate Traffic Management – Dan Haycock, Head of Digital Portfolio Strategy, Resonate

15.20 Discussion

15.30 Conference closes

TABLES AND SPONSORSHIP

For delegate places and sponsorship opportunities please contact David Lane on 07795 031051 or david.lane@keypublishing.com