Date/Time
Date(s) - March 7 2025
8:30am - 4:15pm
Location
London Marriott, Grosvenor Square
The 2025 Golden Whistles
Sponsored by 1Timetable, in association with Systra, Porterbrook and Resonate
Friday 7 March, Marriott Grosvenor Square, Duke Street London W1 – organised by the Modern Railways 4th Friday Club in conjunction with the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators
The event is organized by the CHARTERED INSTITUTION OF RAILWAY OPERATORS in association with MODERN RAILWAYS magazine
A distinguished panel of judges will again be analysing official performance data to ascertain the cream of UK railway operation.
Golden Whistles are awarded on the basis of operating statistics and, generally, no entries are required for them however we do have awards for the best operating teams and individuals as well (judged by a panel of senior operators from the CIRO)
To reserve your table or discuss display/sponsorship options please contact, Chris Shilling on 07736 635916
Morning conference
08.55 Welcome from the Chair, Glen Merryman
09.00 Striving towards operational and engineering excellence, Laura McEwen, Operations & Engineering Director, c2c
09.20 Quick reaction to disruption: Crew Displacement Management Tool, Paper from CPC
09.40 Central Route – the heart of Britain’s railways, Denise Wetton, Managing Director, Central Route – Network Rail
10.00 Questions and discussion
10.10 Coffee
10.40 Paper from Resonate
11.00 Sorting out the East Coast timetable, Richard Harper, Director, Steer Group
11.20 Delivering a boringly reliable railway, Alexander Penfold, Innovation Director, 1Timetable with John Adkins, Strategy Director, 1Timetable
11.40 Questions and discussion
11.50 The Chief Exec’s view, Sir Andrew Haines, Chief Executive, Network Rail, in conversation with Phil Sherratt, Chief Executive, CIRO
12.05 Discussion open to the floor
12.15 Pre-lunch drinks
13.00 Guests enter the dining room for lunch
14.45 After-lunch speech from Alex Hynes, Director General, Rail Services Group – Department for Transport
15.00 Phil Sherratt and Dick Fearn present the Golden Whistle awards
16.30 close