Part 1: Identifying and responding to current rolling stock needs
09:40
Latest industry updates and future plans
Overview of current rolling stock status and needs – what fleet is required where?
Expectations for future rolling stock needs and requirements
10:00
Panel Discussion: Responding to changing travel patterns and requirements – what are the current, and expected future rolling stock requirements?
The impact of COVID on passenger numbers and expected recovery rates
What fleet is currently needed, and where?
With a drop in passenger numbers and revenue where are the priorities for investing in rolling stock?
Is there now the opportunity to nationally review what fleet needed and where?
Cascading and moving current fleet
Giles Pettit
Rolling Stock Lead
Arup
10:45
Morning break and networking
Part 2: Meeting decarbonisation targets – what infrastructure and fleet is needed?
11:15
Rail infrastructure needed to meeting 2040 decarbonisation targets
Transport Decarbonisation Plan
Government support for achieving decarbonisation – long term plans and commitment
Plans for electrification
11:35
Network Rail update: supporting decarbonisation with planned infrastructure upgrades
Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy
Planned electrification – routes, priorities, and timelines
Infrastructure plans and impact on rolling stock needs
Richard Moody
Head of Strategic Planning
Network Rail
11:55
Panel Discussion: Achieving Net Zero and decarbonisation – what technology is needed and available to support decarbonisation where there are no plans for electrification?
What power solutions are needed where electrification is not in place? The use of hydrogen, battery and solar
What is the current progress of development of these solutions? What options are available and being tested
What is the current range of these technologies?
Matt Candy
CEO
Steamology
Mike Muldoon
Head of Business Development & Marketing
Alstom UK&I
12:40
Networking lunch
13:40
Plans and progress with digitalisation of rail: impacts and requirements for rolling stock
Update on progress and plans for ERTMS and ETCS
What does digital mean for fleet requirements?
Choosing the right technology and equipment for rolling stock
Part 3: Managing procurement, identifying cost effective solutions and maintenance plans
14:00
Identifying cost-effective solutions and the business case for fleet upgrades compared to procurement
Costs of modification vs procurement of new fleet
Is withdraw and replace the solution?
Life extension of fleet – what opportunities and technologies are there?
Anticipating what technologies will be needed and obsolescence management
Appetite for investment
14:20
Managing the procurement process and designing train specification: aligning requirements
Reducing risks of new fleet introduction by having operation and maintenance plans considered earlier and involved in the procurement process
Establishing realistic timelines for procurement to allow for testing and avoid delays to introduction
Designing train specifications
What changes are required to procurement process?
Tim Fairbrother
Service Lead/Principal Consultant
SNC-Lavalin
14:40
Planning for maintenance during the procurement process
Technology to improve maintenance and asset management
Building maintenance plans into the procurement process
15:00
Networking and break
Part 4: The future of procurement
15:20
Panel discussion: What is the future of procurement? What changes are needed to support procurement of new fleet
The end of franchising – what does this mean for future procurement?
Outcomes of the Williams Review
Aligning commercial and operational needs during procurement – realistic timelines for successful introduction
What will be the future priorities for new fleet?
Speaker from
IPEX Consulting
16:00
Future of financing and investment in rolling stock
What is rolling stock financing for?
Providing value for money – balancing risk and reward
