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Past events and publications

We will be leading one of the breakout sessions at the National Rail Conference on 4th May 2022.

We led one of the breakout sessions at the National Rail Conference on 4th May 2022.

Britain’s rail growth partners

Britain’s rail growth partners”. An easy-to-read summary of who we are and how we bring innovative ideas, deliver much of the rail industry’s revenue growth, and keep costs low - really low. Published in the February 2022 edition of Rail Professional magazine.

RAIL Magazine Webinar

RAIL Magazine Webinar on Reimagining and Rebooting our railway: Episode 1, “Fares & ticketing: Going for growth!”. Co-sponsored by Independent Rail Retailers, this series looks at the most important issue facing the rail industry today - revenue recovery, and how we can attract new customers to rail. Alistair Lees, our chair, was on the expert panel and you can watch the video. 26th January 2022.

All Party Parliamentary Rail Group

Presentation at the All Party Parliamentary Rail Group, November 2021. Our chair, Alistair Lees, was invited to present to MPs and Lords the IRR’s views on how rail recovery can happen, and what fares and ticketing reforms are needed to enable it. Download the slides [PDF, 209KB]. 17th November 2021.

House of Lords Select Committee on the Built Environment

We submitted evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Built Environment, which was conducting an enquiry into Rail Fares Reform. Download the letter [PDF, 145KB]. 19th August 2021.

National Rail Recovery Conference

At the National Rail Recovery Conference early in 2021, Alistair Lees presented how the rail industry should focus on revenue recovery - and, especially, on how that needed to be done through winning new customers to rail (not just expecting to ‘bring passengers back’). And Jody Ford, the CEO of Trainline, presented on the importance of using data to drive decision making. Download the slides [PDF, 1,4MB]. 25th February 2021.

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