Registration and refreshments
08:45 to
09:30
Chair’s welcome and opening remarks
09:30 to
09:40
Speaker:
Jonathan Chatfield.
Head of Railway Strategy & Policy.
Rail Delivery Group.
Local x national: how local expertise and national reform principles are improving the way stations are run
09:40 to
10:05
Speaker:
Rebecca Cunningham.
Head of Commercial Change.
Great British Railways Transition Team.
Panel Discussion: Adapting to evolving passenger patterns – understanding the shift from commuting to leisure travel to improve customer experience and station use
10:05 to
10:55
- What do passengers expect from stations when travelling for leisure purposes?
- What do new customers’ demands mean for local stations and communities?
- Delivering the services and infrastructure needed to accommodate changing passenger trends
- Anticipating a greater number of rail passengers – how can smaller stations manage and optimise this increase?
Speaker:
Dave Haskins.
Interim Director, Transport Operations and Passenger Experience.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
Morning refreshments
10:55 to
11:25
Delivering station upgrades in the North – opportunities for driving station development forward
11:25 to
11:50
- How is Network North supporting ongoing projects and ensuring wider connectivity?
- Regenerating rural stations and areas – current priorities and schemes
- Impacts of scrapping the HS2 northern leg – implications and alternatives to progress the delivery of station infrastructure
- Lessons learnt from HS2
Speaker:
Darren Oldham.
Rail and Road Director / Deputy CEO.
Transport for the North.
Securing funding for station development – how to boost investment and overcome rising costs
11:50 to
12:15
- How are current projects being funded?
- The potential of the private sector in supporting station and regeneration schemes
- Growing investment – maximising land value to attract additional sources of income
- Optimising limited resources to develop station infrastructure with minimal costs
Speaker:
Alex Springall.
Associate Director.
Grant Thornton.
Maximising the use of station property – how to effectively utilise underused spaces around stations
12:15 to
12:40
- What land should be released for delivering development and regeneration?
- Leveraging underused assets and surrounding sites to unlock economic and social growth
- How can the transformation of unutilised areas help save costs and mitigate risks for projects?
Speaker:
Robin Dobson.
Group Property Director.
Network Rail.
Networking lunch
12:40 to
13:40
Panel Discussion: Strengthening collaboration between different stakeholders – working together to enable successful project delivery
13:40 to
14:25
- Carrying out complex station projects – who is best placed to lead?
- Aligning competing interests within the sector to reach shared goals and streamline development
- Establishing effective private and public partnerships to facilitate project implementation
- Engaging with the wider community - successfully communicating the broader benefits of a project
- The importance of masterplanning when working in partnerships
- The impact of Euston redevelopment on future projects
Speakers:
Gary MacDonnell.
Programme Manager.
Essex County Council.
Nicholle Kingsley.
Partner.
Pinsent Masons.
Exploring the optimal models for station-related development – best approaches to ensuring effective project success and delivery
14:25 to
14:50
- Success stories and models that have overcome challenges faced during development
- Selecting the most effective model based on objectives, resource allocation and risks
- How to speed up the delivery process for stations - lead development
- Successful station development masterplans
Speaker:
Richard Ford.
Partner.
Pinsent Masons.
Cardiff Central Station masterplan - unlocking widespread area regeneration and enhancing communities
14:50 to
15:15
- Creating multimodal hubs based on local needs – what facilities should be built in and around stations?
- How will the scheme practically improve the region and the local community?
- Driving the best possible outcomes from sites surrounding stations
- Challenges when developing a large-scale and long-term masterplan – considering feasibility, budget and timeframe
Speaker:
Andrew Gregory.
Director of Planning, Transport and Environment.
Cardiff City Council.
Afternoon refreshments
15:15 to
15:45
Delivering an accessible and inclusive design for stations
15:45 to
16:10
- Removing barriers in stations - innovative examples of accessibility improvements
- Identifying accessibility challenges for the neurodivergent community – how best to create sensory friendly spaces
- Promoting wider inclusivity by ensuring that residential and commercial properties around the station are accessible
Making stations more sustainable – improving the environmental and social impact of stations
16:10 to
16:35
- Practical insight on meeting net zero targets – considering material selection, green spaces and waste management
- How can stations integrate renewable energy solutions into their development?
- Enhancing connectivity between stations and other modes of public transport to lower carbon emissions
- Effectively implementing digital systems in stations to improve sustainability performance and passenger experience
Speaker:
Jason Brooker.
Head of Environment.
Govia Thameslink Railway.
Delivering the station of the future
16:35 to
17:00
- What are the 2024 social and economic trends that will shape future station infrastructure?
- Leveraging innovation to attract more and diverse groups into stations, including the surrounding area
- Ensuring resilience and long-term vision to develop adaptive stations projects
- New opportunities for placemaking around future stations
Speaker:
Will Ryan.
Customer Service Delivery Executive – Station Lead.
East West Rail.
Chair’s closing remarks
17:00 to
17:10
Close of conference and networking drinks
17:10 to
18:30