18-19 June 2025
Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre

Does open access have a future?

18 Jun 2025
(Your local time: 13:15 - 14:00)
Policy & Leadership Theatre
Policy & Leadership
Is open access the future for TOCs with nationalisation looming? With ORR considering a record number of open access applications, how will these be accommodated within a national structure and what will be the trade offs?
Chairperson
Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain
Daisy Chapman-Chamberlain, Specification Manager - Rail North Partnership
Speakers
Ian Yeowart
Ian Yeowart, Managing Director - Alliance Rail/Grand Union Trains
Martijn Gilbert
Martijn Gilbert, Managing Director - Open Access, Firstgroup