Railfuture, Birmingham, 12th November 2016

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http://www.railfuture.org.uk/conferences#2016_birmingham

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Hosted by Railfuture West Midlands branch
Reason for Birmingham: Completion of Birmingham New Street modernisation and Midland Metro extensions
Begins at 10:45, registration from 10:00, finishes by 17:00
Speakers:
* Toby Rackcliff, Rail Policy and Strategy Manager, West Midlands Combined Authority
* Maria Machancoses, Programme Director, Midlands Connect
* Lord Berkeley, Chairman, Rail Freight Group
* Alice Gillman, Communications, Vivarail (talking about The Class 230- a new train for a new franchise)
* Stephen Joseph, Executive Director, Campaign for Better Transport
* Professor Clive Roberts, University of Birmingham (talking about The digital age of railways)
* Railfuture President Christian Wolmar opens the conference and welcomes Lord Mayor of Birmingham
The above is the full list of speakers - it is a packed programme. There is also the annual Rail User Group Awards


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