Registration and refreshments
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
David Clarke.
Senior Technical Advisor.
Railway Industry Association.
The current rolling stock landscape: responding to short-term needs to meet requirements and new fleet expectations
09:40 to
10:05
- How are rolling stock needs changing? – considering both freight and passengers demands
- Cascading and moving existing fleet
- Plans and timelines for fleet delivery across the UK
- New technologies that are improving rolling stock maintenance and supply
Speaker:
Andy Bagguley.
Fleet Services Director.
Porterbrook.
Delivering a net-zero railway by 2050 - long-term plans for rail decarbonisation
10:05 to
10:30
- Plans and progress with traction decarbonisation
Speaker:
Jonathan Williams.
Lead Strategic Planner, Freight & Network Strategy.
Network Rail.
Deploying battery and alternative traction systems to achieve net zero emissions – bringing these into operation
10:30 to
10:55
- Retrofitting current vehicles – limitations and advantages
- Traction methods being used – considering hybrid and battery trains
- Is the network ready for a low-emission railway?
Speaker:
David Powell.
Programme Director – Rolling Stock.
Merseytravel.
Morning networking and refreshments
10:55 to
11:25
Panel discussion: Potential impact of reform on rolling stock – how will these offer more certainty to the sector?
11:25 to
12:10
- What do proposed changes to the rail system mean for future procurement?
- Enabling rolling stock decisions to progress to meet current and future needs
- Supporting investment in the rail sector
- What more can be done to break the boom and bust cycle?
- How can the sector respond to financial challenges and constraints ahead?
- Protecting UK’s rail manufacturing capability
Speakers:
Sinéad Walshe.
Director, Infrastructure Debt.
Aviva Investors.
Simon Aslett.
Rolling Stock Director.
West Coast Partnership Development.
Martin Fleetwood.
Transport Consultant.
Addleshaw Goddard.
Exploring new financing and investing opportunities for the rolling stock sector
12:10 to
12:35
- Innovative models for financing
- Demonstrating that rolling stock is a solid investment
- What are the main priorities for financiers when looking at investing in rolling stock?
Speaker:
Henry Swindell.
Investment Director.
Rock Rail Holdings.
Networking lunch
12:35 to
13:35
What electrification is needed and how will it be delivered?
13:35 to
14:00
- Plans and timelines
- Updates on the progress with electrification of intensively used routes
- Making compatibility easier – upgrading existing infrastructure to be compatible with new trains
- The challenges of electrification and possible solutions
- The role of the supply chain in delivering electrification
Speaker:
David Clarke.
Senior Technical Advisor.
Railway Industry Association.
Panel discussion: Preparing for different fuels – what are the operational and safety considerations to move forward wider adoption?
14:00 to
14:45
- Future trends and the use of bimodal and trimodal fleets
- Preparing for the use of batteries, hydrogen and biofuels
- Building sustainability into future rolling stock procurement
- Adapting existing fleets to support alternative fuels and enabling life extension of assets
- Human factors and the transition to alternative fuels
- Deciding what traction choice is most appropriate - are different fuels more suitable for different areas?
- Learnings from outside the UK
Speakers:
Ben Warren.
Emissions Principal.
RSSB.
James Wright.
Product Manager - Decarbonisation.
Angel Trains.
Julian Fletcher.
Technology Development Manager (Fast Charge Battery Train Trial).
Great Western Railway.
Afternoon refreshments
14:45 to
15:15
Life extension or replacement? Key considerations for cost comparison and choosing the optimal option
15:15 to
15:40
- Maximising the whole economic life of rolling stock to get best value
- Assessing rolling stock conditions and next steps
- When is replacement absolutely necessary?
- Finding the balance between short-term gain and long-term performance
Speaker:
Keith Mack.
Quality Standards Manager.
LNER.
Case study: Successful deployment of a new fleet
15:40 to
16:05
- Establishing realistic timelines for procurement and introduction of fleet
- Lessons learnt - best approaches to ensuring an effective rollout out
- Anticipating and avoiding risks faced during fleet integration
- Managing the overlap between receiving new trains and use of existing fleet
Speaker:
Nathan Marks.
Senior Arterio Mobilisation Manager.
South Western Railway.
Chair’s closing remarks
16:05 to
16:15
Close of conference and networking drinks
16:15 to
17:30