Railfuture Conferences
Railfuture holds two national conferences each year, usually in the summer and 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.
Speakers come from a variety of backgrounds. Some of the organisations who have spoken at conferences 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 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, ScotRail Alliance, SLC Rail, 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.
To follow Railfuture's conferences on Twitter use the hash-tag shown against the conference.
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
2019/Darlington [link]
- Sat 22/06/2019 Rebirth of the Railway [Why Attend?]
- Ian Walker, secretary of Railfuture North East branch says:
"The emphasis at this conference will be on new developments occurring in the industry - and what better place to locate the event than Darlington where railway history truly began?
"As shown below, key inputs will come from representatives of Hitachi Rail Europe, Tyne and Wear Metro, the Port of Sunderland, Esk Valley Rail Development Company and from the elected Mayor of Tees Valley, Ben Houchen.
"The venue is centrally located in Darlington less than 10 minutes' walk from the Railway Station.
"Darlington itself is easily accessible being on the ECML and is served by regular services from Scotland, London Birmingham & Manchester and all points in between.
"We look forward to your attendance at this event. Let's make it another great Railfuture Summer Conference!" - Hosted by Railfuture North East branch
- Social media hashtag (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) for this event: #RfDarlington2019
- Registration from 10:30, starts at 11:00. Close at 16:30
- Speakers: [Read Speaker Biographies]
- Philip Meikle, Transport Strategy Director, Nexus
- Matthew Hunt, Port Director, Port Of Sunderland
- Tim Rutter, Head of Technical Services, Hitachi Rail Europe
- Ben Houchen, Elected Mayor, Tees Valley
- Alan Williams, Chairman, Esk Valley Railway Development Company
- The above is the full list of speakers
- Venue: Dolphin Centre
- Room: Central Hall (2nd floor)
- Horsemarket, Darlington
- Postcode: DL1 5RP
- Phone: 01325 406000
- The room is accessible via both stairs amd lift from the enterance foyer. There are accessible toilets on the 2nd floor as well as toilets on 1st and ground floors
- Route: Exit the station on to Victoria Road, at the roundabout turn right onto Feethams. You will see signs to the Town Hall. The Dolphin Centre is opposite. (Approx. 10-15 minute walk)
- For further details about the conference please email darlington2019 at railfuture.org.uk.
- Places are still free to book - but bookings for this conference will close on Thu 20/06/2019
- The 'Early Bird' offer for members ended on Fri 03/05/2019 - all places now at the full price.
- Prices for Darlington: [book]
- £15.00 - Members after 3rd May
- £15.00 - Non-members
- £10.00 - 16-25 Railcard Holder
- £25.00 - 2 People
- Includes: Complimentary refreshments available throughout the day and a buffet lunch
- Click [HERE] to download a booking form (PDF format). Note: online bookings are preferred.
- Click [DOWNLOAD] or [DISPLAY] for the poster (one-page) if you are to able to display it on a notice board in the local area (PDF format)
Photo above shows: Images of railways in the north east (by Dave Shaw). Click image to see in full size
2019/Bristol [link]
- Sat 21/09/2019 Every Passenger Matters
- The Railfuture national conference will centre on topics around inclusion and accessibility for passengers using the rail network.
- Social media hashtag (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) for this event: #rfconference
- Registration from 10:30, starts at 11:00. Close at 16:30
- Speakers:
- Mark Hopwood, Managing Director, Great Western Railway
- Lorna Brown-Owens, Access and Inclusion Manager, Network Rail
- Richard Gibson, Communications Manager, CrossCountry Trains
- Mark Cleland, British Transport Police
- Jon Harris, Integrated Transport and Accessibility Manager, West Midlands Trains
- The above speakers are all confirmed. As well as presenttions, there will be a workshop session during the day
- Railfuture is grateful for sponsorship from Cross Country Trains
- Venue: St Michael's Church Centre
- Room: Large Meeting Room
- The Green, Stoke Gifford, Bristol
- Postcode: BS34 8PD
- Phone: 0117 969 2486
- Route: It is five minutes' walk from Bristol Parkway Station
- For further details about the conference please email bristol2019 at railfuture.org.uk.
- Places are still free to book - but bookings for this conference will close on Thu 19/09/2019
- The 'Early Bird' discount offer for members only is still open but will end on Wed 31/07/2019.
- Prices for Bristol: [book]
- £20.00 - Early bird (members only)
- £25.00 - Members after 31st July
- £25.00 - Non-members
- £15.00 - 16-25 Railcard Holder
- Includes: Complimentary refreshments available throughout the day and a buffet lunch
Book Your Conference Place/AGM Lunch Now
A conference fee discount is available for group attendance (5+ people) - please contact by e-mail for price:
bristol2019 and darlington2019
You do not have to be a member to attend a conference, but you can save money if you are. To become a member click
[HERE] to book the next conference and join Railfuture at the same time - you'll get a special discount
If bookings for the next conference have closed this will be for the conference after that.
Bookings should be made online. However, if this is not possible please send your details and a cheque to the 'All other correspondence' address (not the registered office address) shown on this page.
(MEDIA: For a free 'press pass' please contact Bruce Williamson by e-mailing media at railfuture.org.uk or phone on 07759 557389).
Terms and Conditions
Before booking please make sure that you have read the Railfuture conference terms and conditions (PDF format).
Selected past event
1986/London [link]
- 8th Rail Users' Conference - No further details available
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
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