Railfuture Conferences
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.
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.
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Future Events
Click HERE For a list of rail-related events including free-to-attend Railfuture branch meetings
2019/Bristol - RAILFUTURE ANNUAL CONFERENCE [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 09:30, starts at 10:00. Close at 16:30
- Speakers: [Read Speaker Biographies]
- Matthew Golton, Deputy Managing Director, Great Western Railway
- Lorna Brown-Owens, Access and Inclusion Manager, Network Rail (talking about: Shaping Accessibility: How Network Rail will put passengers first)
- Richard Gibson, Communications Manager, CrossCountry Trains
- Representative from British Transport Police
- Jon Harris, Integrated Transport and Accessibility Manager, West Midlands Trains (talking about: Supporting the door-to-door journey)
- The conference will be chaired by Stephen Brookes MBE, who is a rail sector champion for the minister for disabled people
- The above participants are all confirmed (GWR MD Mark Hopwood has been replaced by his deputy). As well as presentations, there will be an optional workshop session at the end of the day
- Railfuture is grateful for sponsorship from Cross Country Trains
- Venue: St Michael's Church Centre
- This venue is modern, attractive and is designed to hold large conferences
- Room: Large Meeting Room [image]
- The large meeting room can accommodate up 180 delegates seated in rows
- 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 annualconference2019 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' offer for members ended on Wed 31/07/2019 - all places now at the full price.
- Prices for the Railfuture Annual Conference in Bristol: [book]
- £25.00 - Members after 31st July
- £25.00 - Non-members
- £15.00 - 16-25 Railcard Holder
- £55.00 - 2 People
- Includes: Complimentary refreshments available throughout the day and a buffet lunch
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(MEDIA: For a free 'press pass' please contact Bruce Williamson by e-mailing media at railfuture.org.uk or phone on 07759 557389).
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Terms and Conditions
Before booking please make sure that you have read the Railfuture conference terms and conditions (PDF format).
Organisations that have spoken at Railfuture national events
Abbotsford House - home of Sir Walter Scott
:
- 2016/Scottish Borders: Giles Ingram
Anglia Railways:
- 2000/London: Jonathan Denby
- 2012/Birmingham: Richard Gibson
Arriva Trains Wales (2 events)
:
- 2010/Wrexham: Ben Jones
- 2005/Barry: Malcolm Howitt
Association of Community Rail Partnerships (3 events) :
- 2009/Corby: Brian Barnsley
- 2005/Manchester: Neil Buxton
- 2003/London: Paul Salveson
Association of Train Operating Companies (4 events):
- 2010/London: David Smith
- 2008/London: Chris Austin
- 2008/Coventry: Jim Morgan
- 1998/London: James Gordon
Bedford Commuters Association:
- 2007/Ely: Andy Long
Bedwyn Trains Passenger Group:
- 2013/Taunton: Steve Smith
- 2012/Worcester: Cllr Timothy Huxtable
- 2019/Bristol:
- 2015/Newark: Steve Barber
- 2014/Cambridge: Jim Chisholm
Cambridgeshire County Council
:
- 2014/Cambridge: Bob Menzies, Jeremy Smith
Campaign for Better Transport (3 events)
:
- 2016/Birmingham: Stephen Joseph
- 2011/Bletchley: Stephen Joseph
- 2011/Brighton: Alexandra Woodsworth
- 2018/Carlisle: Simon Walton
Cardiff International Airport
:
- 2005/Barry: Steve Hodgetts
- 2019/Cardiff: Professor Mark Barry
- 2005/Peterborough: Tim Phillips
Centro :
- 2012/Birmingham: Toby Rackliff
Chester to Shrewsbury Rail Partnership:
- 2004/Birmingham: Sheila Dee
- 2013/Durham: Alex Nelson
Chiltern Railways (4 events)
:
- 2013/Oxford: Stephen Barker
- 2012/Birmingham: Richard Harper
- 2004/Birmingham: Alan Dare
- 2001/London: Adrian Shooter
- 2009/Corby: Cllr Mark Pengelly
- 2007/Glasgow: Howard Pack
- 2006/Reading: Stephen Hammond MP
Cotswold Line Promotion Group:
- 2007/Ely: Derek Potter
- 2019/Bristol: Richard Gibson
- 2014/London: Anna Matthews
- 2014/London: Trevor Birch
- 2017/Leicester: Jim Seymour
- 2014/Sheffield: Chris Bell
- 2014/London: Karen Boswell
- 2009/Northallerton: Andy Coward
East Midlands Trains (2 events)
:
- 2017/Leicester: Jake Kelly
- 2009/Corby: Tim Shoveller
East Suffolk Travellers Association:
- 2011/Manchester: Trevor Garrod
East West Rail Consortium (2 events) :
- 2013/Oxford: Patrick O'Sullivan
- 2010/London: Patrick O'Sullivan
Embsay and Bolton Abbey Railway:
- 2009/Northallerton: Stephen Walker
Esk Valley Railway Development Company:
- 2019/Darlington: Alan Williams
European Passengers' Federation:
- 2012/Stirling: Trevor Garrod
Eurostar
:
- 2008/London: Simon Montague
- 2007/Ely: Robert Stripe
FirstBus :
- 2015/Bristol: James Freeman
- 2014/Cambridge: David Statham
First Great Western (3 events)
:
- 2010/Taunton: John Bird
- 2007/Ely: Bob Breakwell
- 2006/Swindon: Glenda Lamont
- 2009/Leeds: David Mallender
Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line :
- 2018/Carlisle: Mark Rand
Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways
:
- 2013/Taunton: Bernard Lane
Friends of the West Highland Lines (2 events) :
- 2018/Edinburgh: Fraser McDonald and Norman McNab
- 2011/Manchester: Peter Tomlinson
- 2017/Leicester: Rob Daffern
Grand Central (2 events)
:
- 2009/Northallerton: Tom Clift
- 2006/Stoke: Ian Yeowart
Great Central Railway (2 events)
:
- 2017/Leicester: Tom Ingall
- 2015/Newark: Tom Ingall
Great Western Railway (2 events)
:
- 2019/Bristol: Matthew Golton
- 2015/Bristol: Matthew Golton
- 2017/Peterborough: Jamie Burles
- 2008/London: Julie Mills
Green Party (3 events)
:
- 2018/Edinburgh: John Finnie MSP
- 2008/London: Caroline Lucas
- 2001/London: Jennie Jones
Halifax and District Rail Action Group :
- 2018/Carlisle: Stephen Waring
- 2008/Salisbury: Peter Murnaghan
- 2018/Reading: Graham Cross
Hertfordshire County Council
:
- 2010/London: Trevor Mason
Hitachi Rail Europe (2 events) :
- 2019/Darlington: Tim Rutter
- 2013/Durham: Andy Rogers
HS2 (2 events)
:
- 2015/Blackpool: Stephen McFarlane
- 2011/Bletchley: Prof. Andrew McNaughton
- 2010/Taunton: Nick Gallop
- 2013/Taunton: John Chapman
- 2011/Manchester: Richard Watts
Labour Party (2 events)
:
- 2014/Sheffield: Mary Creagh MP
- 2011/Manchester: Lilian Greenwood MP
Leicestershire County Council :
- 2017/Leicester: Dr Terri Eynon
- 2016/Scottish Borders: Dr Allen Armstrong
- 2008/London: Norman Baker MP
- 2012/Birmingham: Nicola Moss
London Overground Railway Operations:
- 2010/London: Darren Hockaday
- 2001/Liverpool: Neil Scales
- 2016/Birmingham: Maria Machancoses
- 2006/Stoke: George Watson
Network Rail (9 events)
:
- 2019/Bristol: Lorna Brown-Owens
- 2018/Reading: Anna Holbrook, Jill Poyton
- 2015/Newark: Graham Botham
- 2014/Cambridge: Paul McMahon
- 2013/Oxford: Chris Aldridge
- 2012/Birmingham: Mick Miller
- 2012/Stirling: Geoff Cook
- 2010/Taunton: Charles Varey
- 2005/Barry: David White
New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership :
- 2014/Cambridge: Chris Starkie
New Somerset and Dorset Railway
:
- 2013/Taunton: Dean Cockwell
- 2019/Darlington: Philip Meikle
Newark and Sherwood District Council
:
- 2015/Newark: Roger Blaney
- 2011/Manchester: Barry Graham
Northern (Arriva Rail North)
:
- 2017/Leeds: Paul Barnfield
North West Leicestershire District Council :
- 2017/Leicester: John Legrys, Sean Sheahan
North Yorkshire County Council :
- 2009/Northallerton: Richard Owens and Andrew Eason
North Yorkshire Moors Railway:
- 2009/Northallerton: Phil Bustard
- 2002/Nottingham: Colin Lee
Nottinghamshire County Council (3 events)
:
- 2010/London: Jim Bamford
- 2009/Corby: Jim Bamford
- 2002/Derby: Jonathan Hall
North Cheshire Rail Users Group:
- 2011/Manchester: Cedric Green and Janet Briggs
Oxfordshire County Council (2 events)
:
- 2013/Oxford: Martin Tugwell
- 1996/Bicester: Dick Helling
Parry People Movers (2 events):
- 2015/Bristol: John Parry
- 2006/Stoke: Caspar Lucas
- 2014/London: Sharon Hedges
- 2011/Bletchley: Jonathan Tyler
- 2013/Taunton: Alan Matthews
- 2019/Darlington: Matthew Hunt
Rail Freight Group (3 events) :
- 2016/Birmingham: Lord Berkeley
- 2013/Oxford: Lord Berkeley
- 2008/London: Lord Berkeley
- 2014/London: Stefanie Browne
- 2017/Leeds: David Hoggarth
- 2017/Leeds: Angela Levitt-Harwood
Reading Borough Council (2 events)
:
- 2018/Reading: Cllr Tony Page
- 2006/Reading: Ruth Leuillette
- 2018/Edinburgh: Alex Hynes
- 2016/Scottish Borders: Cllr David Parker
- 2016/Scottish Borders: Representative
Severnside Community Rail Partnership:
- 2010/Taunton: Keith Walton
- 2006/Stoke: Carl Henderson
Skipton East Lancs Railway Action Partnership:
- 2007/Ely: Andy Shackleton
SLC Rail :
- 2018/Reading: Ian Walters
South East Northumberland Rail User Group :
- 2013/Durham: Dennis Fancett
- 2008/Salisbury: Philip Dominey
- 2016/Scottish Borders: Jane Ann Liston
- 1996/Bicester: Jim Steer
Sussex Community Rail Partnership:
- 2011/Brighton: Sam Bryant
- 2013/Taunton: John Burch
Thameslink and Great Northern
:
- 2017/Peterborough: Phil Hutchinson
- 2017/Leeds: Graham Meiklejohn
- 2008/London: Prof. Lewis Lesley
- 2007/Glasgow: Paul Tetlaw
- 2017/Leeds: Jordan Sargeant
- 2007/Ely: Dave Wetzel
Transport for London (Crossrail)
:
- 2018/Reading: Howard Smith
- 2019/Cardiff: Colin Lea
Transport Salaried Staffs' Association
:
- 2006/Stoke: Manuel Cortes
- 2009/Corby: Steve Abbott
- 2017/Leicester: Mark Winter
- 2005/Barry: Cllr Michael Harvey, Emma Harvey
- 2002/London: Chris Green
- 2015/Newark: David Horne
- 2016/Birmingham: Alice Gillman
- 2010/Wrexham: Tim James
- 2009/Northallerton: Tony Smare
Wensleydale Railway (2 events) :
- 2009/Northallerton: Ruth Annison
- 2006/Stoke: Ruth Annison
West of England Local Enterprise Partnership :
- 2015/Bristol: James White
- 2019/Bristol: Jon Harris
Other organisations are: Adtranz, Borders Rail Campaign, Calderdale Council, Central Rail Users' Consultative Committee, Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership, East London Line Group, First Great Eastern, First Group, Former BR Operations Manager now transport advisor to Newark Business Club, Great Western Trains, HMRI, Halcrow Transmark, Huddersfield Penistone Sheffield Rail Users Association, Imperial College, London, Leeds-Lancaster-Morecambe Community Rail Partnership (LLMCRP), London Lines, MP for Milton Keynes South, Parliamentary Transport Select Committee member, Melksham rail campaign, National Assembly, North West Public Transport Users' Forum, North West Rail Campaign, Piggyback Consortium, Rail Passenger Council, Rail Passengers Council, Railfuture, Railfuture (and former Managing Director of TfL London Rail), Railfuture Directors, Railfuture Scotland, Railtrack, Railtrack Property, Railway Forum, Redland Aggregates, SRA, Save Our Sleeper, Shadow SRA, South East England Regional Assembly, South West Public Transport Users' Forum, Stagecoach Rail, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Taith, Tees Valley Combined Authority, TfL London Rail, Tramlink, Trans Wilts, Transport 2000, Transport Wales, TravelWatch SouthWest, University of Birmingham, WAGN, Wales Transport Research Centre, Wales and West Railway, Welcome to Yorkshire, Wensleydale Rail Association and West Midlands Combined Authority
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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