Date/Time
Date(s) - January 26 2027
10:00am - 4:00pm
Location
voco Grand Central 99 Gordon St Glasgow G1 3SF
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.
About Rail in Scotland
With continued high levels of interest in the future of Scotland’s rail network Modern Railways are staging another annual conference discussing key developments in this country.
Rail Forum is now able to offer members a discount of 10% on the standard price for the one day conference when booked via our website. The standard delegate rate is £305 plus Vat, hence members can secure their place for £274.50 plus VAT. Members interested in sponsorship opportunities are advised to contact Modern Railways direct : David Lane on 07795 031051 or e-mail [email protected].
Anticipated programme for the day is below
(please see Modern Railways 4th Friday Club website for updates)
09.55 – 10.00 Introduction from the Chair, Lindsay Murphy, TXM Consult
10.00 – 10.20 What’s in store for Scotland’s rail system – Bill Reeve, Director of Rail, Transport Scotland
10.20 – 10.40 Implementing Transport Scotland’s vision for the railway in Scotland – Graeme Cook, Director – Rail Delivery, Transport Scotland
10.40 – 11.00 Investment in Scottish rail infrastructure – Liam Sumpter, Managing Director, Network Rail – Scotland
11.00 – 11.10 Discussion
11.10 – 11.40 Coffee break
11.40 – noon Next steps for the Glasgow to London route – Damien Henderson, Senior Regional Growth Manager, Avanti West Coast
Noon – 12.20 Building on the launch of Stirling to London open access services – Stuart Jones, Managing Director, First Rail Open Access
12.20 – 12.40 What is the long-term future for West Coast Anglo-Scottish inter-city services? – Chris Gibb, Railwayman
12.40 – 12.50 Discussion
12.50 – Lunch
14.20 – 14.40 What do passengers want? Journey insights and travel trends – Alex Robertson, Chief Executive, Transport Focus
14.40 – 15.00 Paper from sponsor, Resonate
15.00 – 15.20 The prospects for rail freight in Scotland – Martin Bignell, Scottish Representative, Rail Freight Group
15.20 – 15.40 Glasgow Subway modernisation – David Fielder, Head of Subway Projects, Strathclyde Passenger Transport
15.40 – 15.50 Discussion
15.50 Close
Bookings
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