Date/Time
Date(s) - September 12 2023 - September 13 2023
All Day
Location
Doubletree by Hilton Manchester Piccadilly
ABOUT PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
For 2023, our established Northern rail conference which celebrates progress in the modernisation and improvement of the railways of the North of England expands into a two-day event. Day one (Tuesday 12 September) will cover rail matters, with day two (Wednesday 13 September) focusing on developments in the bus industry.
To enquire about attendance or for sponsorship opportunities please contact David Lane on 07795 031051 or e-mail david.lane@keypublishing.com
SCHEDULE
Tuesday 12 September
Chaired by Jonathan Chatfield, Head of Railway Strategy & Policy, Rail Delivery Group
10.00 Lessons from West Yorkshire – Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire (invited)
10.20 Rail at the heart of the Northern economy – Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive, Transport for the North
10.40 The restructuring of the railways – Jonathan Fox, Strategic Advisor, Network Rail
11.00 Discussion, followed by coffee break at 11.10
11.40 Transpennine Route Upgrade – Hannah Lomas, Industry Programme Director, Network Rail
12 noon Rail infrastructure in the North West – Phil James, Route Director North West, Network Rail
12.20 Improving operations at Northern – Nick Donovan, Managing Director, Northern Trains Ltd
12.40 Discussion
12.50 Lunch
14.20 Experience with new trains – David Powell, Programme Director – Rolling Stock, Liverpool City Region
14.40 Where we are with our rail policies and development – Simon Elliott, Head of Rail, Transport for Greater Manchester
15.00 Freight across the Pennines: past, present and future of Drax on the rail network – Mark Gibbens, Head of Logistics, Drax
15.20 Discussion
15.30 Close
Wednesday 13 September
The programme for the buses day will be available at www.keybuses.com.
https://www.modernrailways.com/events/public-transport-north-england-4th-friday-club
