Railfuture Conferences
Railfuture now holds one major national conference each year, in late summer/early autumn (in addition to its AGM for members). We aim only to cover our costs. The conferences are competitively priced, to be within rail users' price range, and are open to everyone. Railfuture members are usually offered a chance to attend at a discounted rate.
Speakers come from a variety of backgrounds. Some of the organisations who have spoken at conferences include Anglia Railways, Arriva Cross Country, Arriva Trains Wales, Association of Train Operating Companies, Cardiff International Airport, Centro, Chester-le-Track, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry Trains, Delta Rail, East Coast, East Midlands Trains, East West Rail Consortium, Eurostar, First Capital Connect, First Great Western, First Transpennine Express, Furrer + Frey GB, Grand Central, Great Western Railway, Greater Anglia, Heathrow Southern Railway, Hitachi Rail Europe, HS2, London Midland, London Overground Railway Operations, Merseytravel, MyTestTrack.com, Network Rail, Northern Rail, Northern (Arriva Rail North), Nottingham Express Transit, Parry People Movers, Port Of Sunderland, ScotRail Alliance, SLC Rail, South West Trains, Thameslink and Great Northern, Transpennine Express, TramPower, Transport for Wales Rail, Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, UK Rail Leasing, Virgin Trains, Virgin Trains East Coast, Vivarail and West Midlands Trains.
Click HERE to see a list events and speakers for each organisation.
To follow Railfuture's conferences on Twitter use the hash-tag shown against the conference.
Note: this hash-tag is not exclusive to Railfuture.
Future Events
Click HERE For a list of rail-related events including free-to-attend Railfuture branch meetings
2019/Bristol - RAILFUTURE ANNUAL CONFERENCE [link]
- Sat 21/09/2019 Every Passenger Matters
- The Railfuture national conference will centre on topics around inclusion and accessibility for passengers using the rail network.
- Social media hashtag (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) for this event: #rfconference
- Registration from 09:30, starts at 10:00. Close at 16:30
- Speakers:
- Mark Hopwood, Managing Director, Great Western Railway
- Lorna Brown-Owens, Access and Inclusion Manager, Network Rail
- Richard Gibson, Communications Manager, CrossCountry Trains
- Representative from British Transport Police
- Jon Harris, Integrated Transport and Accessibility Manager, West Midlands Trains
- The conference will be chaired by Stephen Brookes MBE, who is a rail sector champion for the minister for disabled people
- The above participants are all confirmed. As well as presentations, there will be a workshop session during the day
- Railfuture is grateful for sponsorship from Cross Country Trains
- Venue: St Michael's Church Centre
- Room: Large Meeting Room
- The Green, Stoke Gifford, Bristol
- Postcode: BS34 8PD
- Phone: 0117 969 2486
- Route: It is five minutes' walk from Bristol Parkway Station
- For further details about the conference please email annualconference2019 at railfuture.org.uk.
- Places are still free to book - but bookings for this conference will close on Thu 19/09/2019
- The 'Early Bird' discount offer for members only is still open but will end on Wed 31/07/2019.
- Prices for the Railfuture Annual Conference in Bristol: [book]
- £20.00 - Early bird (members only)
- £25.00 - Members after 31st July
- £25.00 - Non-members
- £15.00 - 16-25 Railcard Holder
- Includes: Complimentary refreshments available throughout the day and a buffet lunch
Book Your Conference Place/AGM Lunch Now
A conference fee discount is available for group attendance (5+ people) - please contact by e-mail for price:
annualconference2019
You do not have to be a member to attend a conference, but you can save money if you are. To become a member click
[HERE] to book the next conference and join Railfuture at the same time - you'll get a special discount
If bookings for the next conference have closed this will be for the conference after that.
Bookings should be made online. However, if this is not possible please send your details and a cheque to the 'All other correspondence' address (not the registered office address) shown on this page.
(MEDIA: For a free 'press pass' please contact Bruce Williamson by e-mailing media at railfuture.org.uk or phone on 07759 557389).
Terms and Conditions
Before booking please make sure that you have read the Railfuture conference terms and conditions (PDF format).
Selected past event
2007/Glasgow [link]
- Sat 23/06/2007
- Hosted by Railfuture Scotland branch
- It was held at Renfield St Stephen
- Cllr Alistair Watson, Chairman, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
- Paul Tetlaw, Chairman, TRANSform Scotland (talked about: The Role of the Campaigners)
- Howard Pack, Corus
Past events for each year
Up to three national events are held each year. Click on the location to see the details.
Click HERE to see a full list of past events. Looking for something else? Check the LIBRARY
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