Watch the conference speeches

 Watch highlights from the Rail 2007 Conference
 

09:20 - Councillor Mike Whitby - Conference Welcome

09:30 - Christian Wolmar - Chair's Welcome

Highlights from the speech. Christian discusses the importance of this year for railway development and the forthcoming regulatory documents.

09:45 - Paul Martin - Looking Beyond the Horizon of the Next Control Period (CP4) to 2014 and Beyond

Highlights from the speech. Paul looks at the positive aspects of today's railways, the future of high speed rail and the forthcoming energy review.

10:00 - Tom Harris MP -Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport - Keynote Presentation

Highlights from the speech. Tom Harris MP discusses the government's past record on transport, and looks to the future.

11:10 - Chris Austin - 25 Schemes for Getting the Best Out of Today's Network and for the Next 10 Years: Part 1

Part one of the speech highlights. Covers ATOC's view for necessary and feasible planning, optimising capacity and passenger satisfaction, and practical small project investment.

11:10 - Chris Austin -25 Schemes for Getting the Best Out of Today's Network and for the Next 10 Years: Part 2

Part two of the speech highlights. Covers ATOC's view for necessary and feasible planning, optimising capacity and passenger satisfaction, and practical small project investment. 

11:30 - Matthew Fletcher - How Can Fixed and Onboard CCTV Increase Security and Efficiency in Public Transport

Highlights from the speech. Summarises the return on investment seen by transport operators deploying these systems and automated security monitoring.

11:45 - Stephen Hammond MP - Shadow Minister for Transport - The Opposition's View on Rail

Highlights from the speech. The problem of meeting the capacity challenge is addressed, as well as the problems with building a high speed rail network and maximising the environmental

12:00 - Michael Beswick - Regulating for a Growing Railway

Highlights from the speech. Covers the challenges faced by the rail industry including performance, safety, improving capacity and sustainability.

12:25 - Neil Bullen - Driving Value in Major Rail Infrastructure Projects - Miles vs Millions

Highlights from the speech. Neil Bullen illustrates how value engineering can be applied in a real project environment.

14:30 - Andy Trotter - Policing the Railways

Highlights from the Addresses recent British Transport Police achievements, and challenges for the future including terrorism, passenger numbers and crime.

14:45 - David Sidebottom - Putting Passengers First

Highlights from the speech. Covers rail passengers stories about journey experiences, their priorities from the rail industry and their concerns regarding fares and seating.

15:00 - Vernon Barker - Transpennine Express: From Franchise Start-Up to Award Winning Rail Business in Three Years

Highlights from the speech. Vernon Barker highlight challenges raised by setting up a new rail franchise, and explains how Transpennine Express achieved their success. 

16:00 - Martin Chambers - The Redevelopment of Birmingham New Street Station

Highlights from the speech. Provides details of how the project has been developed to meet the unique challenges at one of the country's busiest stations. 

16:15 Modernising the Tube's Busiest Lines - Terry Morgan

Highlights from the speech. Terry Morgan discusses the widespread organisational change and innovation brought in by Tube Lines to achieve a range of success to date.

16:30 - Bart Schmeink - Quality of Station Experience During and After Major Station Works

Highlights from the speech. Looks at using market research of customer experience as input for major station works, and service delivery during construction works. 

 

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