Public Transport in the North of England

Rail Forum is delighted to be working with our colleagues at Modern Railways offering Rail Forum members an exclusive discount on the Modern Railways 4th Friday Club regional conferences.

In 2023 they  expanded their established Northern rail conference into a two-day event, covering both rail and bus.  This year the event returns to Leeds and a new venue, the Royal Armouries Museum with day one focusing on bus and day two on rail.

Rail Forum is now able to offer members a discount of 10% on the standard price for the Day Two (rail focus day) when booked via our website. The standard delegate rate is £305 plus Vat per day, hence members can secure their place for £274.50 plus Vat. Members requiring tickets for Day One and anyone interested in sponsorship opportunities are advised to contact Modern Railways direct : David Lane on 07795 031051 or e-mail [email protected].

Outline Programme for Public Transport in the North : Day Two (9th December)

GUEST SPEAKERS

SCHEDULE

Tuesday 8th December

The programme for the buses day will be available at www.keybuses.com.

Wednesday 9th December

Day two of Key Publishing’s Public Transport in the North of England.

• 09.25 Introduction from the Chair, Anna-jane Hunter, Partner, Winder Phillips Associates
• 09.30 Keynote speech: Rail in the public transport mix – Tracy Brabin, Mayor, West Yorkshire (invited)
• 09.50 Questions for the mayor
• 10.00 Serving the North of England – Tricia Williams, Managing Director, Northern
• 10.20 Discussion
• 10.30 Coffee break
• 11.00 Paper from Porterbrook
• 11.20 The role of devolution in the new railway – Jason Prince, Director, Urban Transport Group
• 11.40 Rail investment in West Yorkshire post-HS2 – John Fagan, Global Leader in Rail, Arup
• Noon Discussion
• 12.10 Lunch
• 13.30 Lessons in leadership – Tank Porteous, Business Growth and Transformation Director, Resonate
• 13.50 Unlocking Yorkshire through local ambition – Sam Uren, Director, SLC Rail
• 14.10 Paper TBA
• 14.30 Discussion
• 14.40 Tea break
• 15.10 Upgrading the TransPennine route – James Richardson, Managing Director – Trans-Pennine Route Upgrade, Network Rail
• 15.30 Providing a reliable service across the Pennines – Chris Jackson, Managing Director, TransPennine Express
• 15.50 Discussion
• 16.00 Close

Please note this is not a Rail Forum organised event. This event is organised by the Modern Railways 4th Friday Club in association with Rail Forum and kindly sponsored by Porterbrook and Siemens. Delegate registration details will be shared with Modern Railways to allow them to send event details to those attending.  

Where to Stay

If you need overnight accommodation, Modern Railways recommend the Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre – Armouries. It is located directly next to the Royal Armouries Museum, making it the most convenient place to stay for Public Transport North.

You can book a discounted rate by visiting tinyurl.com/ExpressArmouries or calling 0113 380 4400, selecting option 3 and quoting ‘Armouries Conferences and Events’.