Date/Time
Date(s) - September 24 2021
10:00am - 4:00pm
Location
National Railway Museum
ABOUT RAIL IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND
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.
To enquire about attendance or for sponsorship opportunities please contact David Lane on 07795 031051 or e-mail david.lane@keypublishing.com.
SCHEDULE
09.30 Welcome tea and coffee
09.55 Introduction from the chair, Jonathan Chatfield
10.00 Keynote speech: The Levelling Up Agenda – Andrew Stephenson MP,
Minister of State at the Department for Transport
10.20 Questions
10.30 HS2: Project Progress Update – Simon Adams, HS2 Phase 2b Development Director
10.50 Luminate Traffic Management: the story so far – Gavin Panter, International Business Development Director, Resonate
11.10 Questions
11.20 Coffee break
11.50 Devolved Responsibility for Transport – Martin Tugwell, Chief Executive, Transport for the North
12.10 Making a Positive Impact for the North – Nick Donovan, Managing Director, Northern
12.30 Rolling Stock Fit for the Future – Shane Duffy, Head of Passenger Commercial, Porterbrook
12.50 Questions
13.00 Break for Lunch – proceed to station hall
13.10 Lunch served
14.40 Return to conference room
14.50 A New Era for Trans-Pennine Rail – Matthew Golton, Managing Director, TransPennine Express
15.10 Transpennine Route Upgrade – Neil Holm, Transpennine Route Upgrade Director, Network Rail
15.30 Reintroducing Passenger Services to the Northumberland Line – Simon Middleton, Regional Director, Rail, Eastern, Aecom
15.50 Questions
16.00 Close
