17-18 June 2026
Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre
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Policy & Leadership
Covering themes such as the role and priorities of the government, the future of open access, devolved responsibilities, accessibility, freight operations and more.
    Policy & Leadership Theatre
    This session will focus on how the railway can address the skills crisis by attracting a younger, more diverse workforce. This session is targeted at business leaders across all parts of the rail indu …
    Policy & Leadership Theatre
    We talk to former managing director of Scotland's Railway and now director general, Rail Services, at the DfT about what GBR could learn from the partnership, cooperation and operation of the ScotRail …
    Policy & Leadership Theatre
    Policy & Leadership Theatre
    How will Wales, Scotland and the English Regions deliver their rail strategies within a new centralised system?
    Policy & Leadership Theatre
    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 w …
    Policy & Leadership Theatre
    With just 5 years to go until 2030 – the date by which signatories of the Paris Agreement commit to having reducing carbon emissions by 45% - sustainably and carbon reduction are now written into Publ …
Policy & Leadership
Covering themes such as the role and priorities of the government, the future of open access, devolved responsibilities, accessibility, freight operations and more.
    Policy & Leadership Theatre
    What a roadmap for change should look like and what are the criteria and opportunities (financial, social, economic, etc) for a successful British railway
    Policy & Leadership Theatre
    In all the talk of a passenger-focussed railway, freight operations get all too easily bumped into second place, yet expanding the volume of goods moved by rail is absolutely critical in reducing tran …
    Policy & Leadership Theatre
    Should GBR deliver an accessible railway for all? From apps for disabled passengers to step-free stations and level boarding, how will it be funded and delivered? Will an accessible railway always rem …