Great Western Coffee Shop

Fulfilling the Potential of Rail - A National and Local Perspective

Wednesday 16 November 2011 between 09.30 -16.00hrs

At Devon County Council, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QW

The country^s senior rail experts will be sharing their thoughts on the latest issues and developments in rail at a national, regional, and local level.  Some of the burning issues of our time will be discussed, including High Speed 2, by speakers from the very forefront of their field. Also included are key speakers on the most pressing issues for the region including the Greater Western franchise, Electrication, Intercity Express Project and Devon Metro.

Confirmed speakers:

^   Richard Eccles,Network Planning Director of Network Rail - ^a local and national overview^
 
^   Matthew Golton, Projects & Planning Director, First Great Western - ^South West strategy for access to London^
 
^   Brian Welch, Branch Head, Department for Transport (Rail)
 
^   James White, Group Leader Transport Policy, West of England Partnership
 
^   Jim Steer, Director of Greengauge 21- "The case for high-speed rail"
 
^   Alistair Dormer, Managing Director of Hitachi Rail Europe

For more information please see the Rail Seminar Programme at the CIHT website at:

http://www.ciht.org.uk/en/events/events-listing.cfm/fulfilling-the-potential-of-rail--a-national-and-local-perspective .  Anyone can book - you do not need to be a member of the CIHT.

Or contact:
e: rail-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
t: 01392 382805

A note regarding payment: please make your cheque payable to CIHT SW Branch in the sum of ^55 (reduced to ^50 for IHT/ICE members) and then send it to Natasha Cole, Devon County Council, Lucombe House, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4QW.