Registration and refreshments
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Matt Jones.
Principal Consultant.
IPEX Consulting.
Panel discussion: How to meet rolling stock needs with uncertainty facing the sector?
09:40 to
10:25
- Ensuring a strategic direction for the sector and empowering the sector to progress plans
- Reforms and the future of rolling stock – what is the direction of policy?
- Funding options
- Risks of delayed decision making – why a plan is needed now on refurbishment or new fleet?
- Impact of HS2 decision on the sector and on future rolling stock needs – will alternative rolling stock procurement be needed now?
- Understanding revenue from the railway and what this means for rolling stock needs
Speakers:
Stuart Brown.
Professional Head of Rolling Stock.
Jacobs.
James Brown.
Principal Rolling Stock Consultant.
First Rail Consultancy.
Richard Harper.
Director.
Steer.
Making best value rolling stock decisions
10:25 to
10:55
Speaker:
Rich Fisher.
Head of Strategic Planning.
Great British Railways Transition Team.
Morning refreshments
10:55 to
11:25
Future of financing and investment in rolling stock and related infrastructure
11:25 to
11:55
- New models for financing
- Who should lead procurement?
- Risks of rolling stock investment
- Appetite for investment
Speaker:
Tony Mitton.
Executive Director.
SMBC Leasing (UK).
Evaluating the cost effectiveness of refurbishment and life extension versus procurement
11:55 to
12:25
- Benefits, challenges and risks of life extension
- Making the right choice for current fleet
Speaker:
Giles Pettit.
Associate Director.
Arup.
Networking lunch
12:25 to
13:25
Implementing batteries to support decarbonisation – progress and next steps
13:25 to
13:55
- Viability of batteries as alternative traction option
- Where are batteries in use?
- What are the opportunities and limitations?
Speaker:
Mark Lowther.
Principal Rolling Stock Engineer.
Mott MacDonald.
Panel discussion: Progressing to meet 2040 targets without electrification in place – what does this mean for rolling stock requirements?
13:55 to
14:40
- Short term life extension of diesel fleets – the use of synthetic fuels and converting to hydrogen combustion
- Updating existing fleet – challenges and opportunities
- Technologies that are being used
- Key considerations for future procurement
Speakers:
Richard Mann.
Integrated Transport Programme Lead.
Midlands Connect.
Steven Hart.
Associate Consultant, Rail Advisory.
WSP.
Afternoon refreshments
14:40 to
15:10
What lessons can be learned from past procurement?
15:10 to
15:40
- What problems can arise in rolling stock procurement?
- What lessons can be applied to future procurement to ensure a smoother process?
- How do we establish realistic timelines and expectations?
- Does platform-based design of rolling stock work?
- How do we implement this?
Speaker:
Stuart Brown.
Professional Head of Rolling Stock.
Jacobs.
The impact of digitalisation innovation on rolling stock requirements
15:40 to
16:10
- Evolving technology and its impact for rolling stock fitment
- Preparing for digitalisation and ETCS
- The impacts of increased autonomy
Speaker:
Steve Denniss.
Technical Director.
WSP.
Chair’s closing remarks
16:10 to
16:20
Close of conference and networking drinks
16:20 to
18:00