Railfuture now holds one major national conference each year, in late summer/early autumn (in addition to its AGM for members). We aim only to cover our costs. The conferences are competitively priced, to be within rail users' price range, and are open to everyone. Railfuture members are usually offered a chance to attend at a discounted rate. We also produce free-to-attend Webinars.
Speakers come from a variety of backgrounds. Some of the organisations who have spoken at conferences and webinars include Anglia Railways, Arriva Cross Country, Arriva Trains Wales, Association of Train Operating Companies, Cardiff International Airport, Centro, Chester-le-Track, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry Trains, Delta Rail, East Coast, East Midlands Trains, East West Rail Consortium, Eurostar, First Capital Connect, First Great Western, First Transpennine Express, Furrer + Frey GB, Grand Central, Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT), Great Western Railway, Greater Anglia, Heathrow Southern Railway, Hitachi Rail Europe, HS2, London Midland, London Overground Railway Operations, Merseytravel, MyTestTrack.com, Network Rail, Northern Rail, Northern (Arriva Rail North), Nottingham Express Transit, Parry People Movers, Port Of Sunderland, Rail Delivery Group, RSSB, ScotRail Alliance, SLC Rail, Southeastern, South West Trains, Thameslink and Great Northern, Transpennine Express, TramPower, Transport for Wales Rail, Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, UK Rail Leasing, Virgin Trains, Virgin Trains East Coast, Vivarail and West Midlands Trains.
Click HERE to see a list events and speakers for each organisation.
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Note: this hash-tag is not exclusive to Railfuture.
Future Events
Click HERE For a list of rail-related events including free-to-attend Railfuture branch meetings
Additional Railfuture National Events - Dates for your diary
- Sat 12/07/2025 - Details to be confirmed (AGM)
Sorry but there are no future events available to book yet - please re-visit this website later.
Last event
2024/Edinburgh [link]
- Sat 13/07/2024 19th Railfuture Ltd AGM
- Morning session ended with the presentation of the 4th award for Railfuture Member of the Year, organised by Wendy Thorne
- Afternoon session included the Rail User Group Awards presented by Railfuture Vice President, Paul McLennan MSP
- Hosted by Railfuture Scotland branch
- It was held at Edinburgh Holyrood Hotel
- Further Info: Click [Download] or [Display] for the AGM notice and agenda, including map (PDF format)
- Download the [Meeting Minutes] from the AGM
- About the speakers: [Read Speaker Biographies]
- Professor Scott Arthur , Transport and Environment Convener, Edinburgh City Council (talked about: City of Edinburgh transport transition plans with focus on Edinburgh Trams incl. proposals to open a second line) - click [Download] or [Display] for the speaker's slides (PDF format)
- Scott Arthur had just been elected as an MP but remained responsible for transport at the council until a replacement was appointed
- Dr George Hazel OBE, Director, E-Rail (talked about: Obtaining funding for rail schemes) - click [Download] or [Display] for the speaker's slides (PDF format)
- Scott Arthur MP, George Hazel and Paul McLennan MSP had lunch at the AGM venue, so this was a chance for members to speak to them.
- Election results for the Board of Directors were announced - click HERE to see results
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AGM SPEAKERS (AND THEIR PRESENTATIONS):
Past events for each year
Up to three national events are held each year. Click on the location to see the details.
Click HERE to see a full list of past events. Looking for something else? Check the LIBRARY