Vehicle Maintenance and Obsolescence

Date/Time
Date(s) - November 27 2025
9:00am - 3:30pm

Location
Crewe Alexandra FC

We are delighted that our hugely popular programme of fleet performance events continues this November.  This edition will look specifically at Vehicle Maintenance,  with a range of speakers giving their thoughts and views in relation to maintenance challenges and requirements and associated opportunities.

This event will provide two sessions to give you a view from a range of speakers across the rolling stock sector including passenger, light rail, freightand owning groups as well as our roll call, panel Q&As and networking opportunities.

Speakers

• Neil Bowen – Group Procurement Director,  DFTO
• Dave Dempsey – Head of Engineering,  West Midlands Trains
• Liam Day – Asset Director,  GBRF
• Chris Johnson – Commercial Digital Manager, Porterbrook
• Marilena Papadopoulou – Head of Projects & Renewals,  Edinburgh Tram
• Phil Hunt,  Senior Production & Ops Mgr,  Northern Trains

…more to follow.

The afternoon session will feature a focus on obsolescence with our strategic partners IIOM, which will also be of real relevance and value to many of you on the day:

• IIOM intro – Manu Grundy, IIOM UK
• Cost of Obsolescence – John Dyson, Winslow Adaptics
• General Obsolescence / Risk assessment – Stuart Broadbent, Alstom
• Environmental /Risk/supply chain – Ruth Gray, Z2Data

Event Partners  

We are also really pleased to also announce the following event partners:

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Tickets

Members can have up to two places as part of membership with additional tickets priced at £50+vat.

Non-members can purchase a ticket for £150+vat.

Bookings will close on 13th November 2025 at midday unless the event is already full.

Joining information will be sent out on 18th November 2025.