Date/Time
Date(s) - March 8 2023 - March 9 2023
All Day
Location
Voco Grand Central Glasgow
About Public Transport Scotland 2023
With the high levels of interest in the future of Scotland’s bus and rail network, Modern Railways has joined forces with sister publication Buses to stage a two day transport conference at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow on 8-9 March.
Day one of Public Transport Scotland 2023 will open with a rail agenda. Keynote speaker, Bill Reeve, Director of Rail, Transport Scotland will begin the day followed by a line-up of senior rail professionals discussing the major innovations and policies shaping the country’s development. The Scottish Government has ambitious plans to decarbonise Scotland’s rail network, and this will be a prominent focus in the discussions during the day.
SCHEDULE – Tuesday 8 March
09.55 Introduction from the Chair
10.00 A Scottish vision for the railways – Bill Reeve, Director of Rail, Transport Scotland
10.25 Scotland’s Railway: better in the making – Alex Hynes, Managing Director, Scotland’s Railway
10.50 The role of the private sector – discussion with:
- Mary Grant, Chief Executive Officer, Porterbrook
- Alex Hynes, Managing Director, Scotland’s Railway
- Bill Reeve, Director of Rail, Transport Scotland
- Meirion Thomas, Chair, Railway Industry Association – Scotland
11.10 Coffee break
11.40 Building infrastructure reliability – Alastair MacFarlane, Head of Engineering and Asset Management, Network Rail
12.00 Luminate Traffic Management – Andy Jones, Resonate
12.20 Putting freight on the rails – Morwen Mands, Head of Sustainability, Highland Spring
12.40 Discussion
12.50 Lunch
14.20 A strategy for net zero – Louise Shaw, Head of New Fleet Delivery & Procurement, Transport Scotland
14.40 Expanding the network: Levenmouth, new stations and more! – Gerry McQuade, Head of Programme Development, Network Rail
15.00 Preparing the Subway for mid-century flows – speaker tbc
15.20 Discussion
15.30 Close
The schedule for 9 March will be posted on the Buses website.
TABLES AND SPONSORSHIP
For delegate places and sponsorship opportunities please contact Contact David Lane on 07795 031051 or david.lane@keypublishing.com
