Chair's opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Simon Maltby.
Technical Director.
SNC-Lavalin.
Latest industry updates and future plans
09:40 to
10:00
- Overview of current rolling stock status and needs – what fleet is require where?
- Expectations for future rolling stock needs and requirements
Speaker:
Neil Ovenden.
Head of Engineering.
Rail Delivery Group.
Panel Discussion: Responding to changing travel patterns and requirements – what are the current, and expected future rolling stock requirements?
10:00 to
10:45
- The impact of COVID on passenger numbers and expected recovery rates
- What fleet is currently needed, and where?
- With a drop in passenger number and revenue where are the priorities for investing in rolling stock?
- Is there now the opportunity to nationally review what fleet needed and where?
- Cascading and moving current fleet
Speakers:
Neil Ovenden.
Head of Engineering.
Rail Delivery Group.
Giles Pettit.
Rolling Stock Lead.
Arup.
Kate Jennings.
Policy Director.
Railway Industry Association.
Network Rail update: supporting decarbonisation with planned infrastructure upgrades
11:15 to
11:35
- Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy
- Traction decarbonisation next steps including infrastructure plans and impact on rolling stock
Speaker:
Steven Hart.
Lead Strategic Planner.
Network Rail.
Panel Discussion: Achieving Net Zero and decarbonisation – what technology is needed and available to support decarbonisation where there are no plans for electrification?
11:35 to
12:30
- What power solutions are needed where electrification is not in place? The use of hydrogen, battery and solar
- What is the current progress of development of these solutions?
- What options are available and being tested
- What is the current range of these technologies?
Speakers:
Matt Candy.
CEO.
Steamology.
Jon Constable.
Technology and Engineering Director.
tpgroup.
Mike Muldoon.
Head of Business Development UK&I.
Alstom.
Ross Shepherd.
Chief Technical Officer.
Beacon Rail.
Digitalisation of Rail: Impacts and Requirements for Rolling Stock Systems
13:30 to
13:50
- Plans for ERTMS, ETCS and beyond
- What does digital mean for fleet fitment?
- Choosing the right technology for rolling stock
Speaker:
Steve Denniss.
Technical Director.
WSP.
Identifying cost-effective solutions and the business case for fleet upgrades compared to procurement
13:50 to
14:10
Speaker:
Jonathan Brown.
Technical and Innovation Engagement Lead.
Ricardo.
Managing the procurement process and designing train specification: aligning requirements
14:10 to
14:30
- Reducing risks of new fleet introduction by having operation and maintenance plans considered earlier and involved in the procurement process
- Establishing realistic timelines for procurement to allow for testing and avoid delays to introduction
- Designing train specifications
- What changes are required to procurement process?
Speaker:
Tim Fairbrother.
Service Lead/ Principal Consultant.
SNC-Lavalin.
Planning for maintenance and engineering change during the rolling stock lifecycle
14:30 to
14:50
- Aligning operational concept with maintenance strategy
- Technology to improve maintenance and asset management
- Managing engineering change and verification to RIS-2700-RST
Speaker:
Hugh O'Neill.
Senior Consultant.
Frazer-Nash Consultancy.
Panel discussion: What is the future of procurement? What changes are needed to support procurement of new fleet
15:20 to
16:00
- The end of franchising – what does this mean for future procurement?
- Outcomes of the Williams Review
- Aligning commercial and operational needs during procurement – realistic timelines for successful introduction
- What will be the future priorities for new fleet?
Speakers:
Helen Waters.
Associate Director.
Steer.
Rob Clayton.
Director.
IPEX Consulting.
Mark Molyneux.
National Fleet Performance Manager.
Rail Delivery Group.
Robert Davies.
Director, Global Rolling Stock Leader.
Arup.
Future of financing and investment in rolling stock
16:00 to
16:20
- New models for financing
- Who should lead procurement?
- Risks of rolling stock investment
- Appetite for investment
Speaker:
Tony Mitton.
Executive Director.
SMBC Leasing.
The challenges of the full fleet replacement programme
16:20 to
16:40
Speaker:
Ian McConnell.
Franchise and Programmes Director and Deputy Managing Director.
Greater Anglia.
Chair’s closing remarks
16:40 to
16:50
Speaker:
Simon Maltby.
Technical Director.
SNC-Lavalin.