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Professional Sectors & Forums - Strategic Rail
Chairman: Martin Brennan FCILT
The committee of this extremely active Forum is a technical group consisting of rail experts from private and public sectors. It reacts to national rail policy issues, producing technical papers and reports concerning the rail industry. The Forum also contributes to the national policy debate on light rail and London Underground and provides specialist rail input to the Public Policies Committee. This page provides some communication with the 5,000 CILT(UK) members who have registered an interest in rail issues.
Recent Activity
The Committee meets eight times a year and normally alternates between themed and general meetings.
In 2010, the Committee prepared contributions towards the CILT's manifesto and to the Institute's evidence to the Transport Select Committee's inquiry into Transport and the Economy, the report of which can be found here.
The Committee studied the HS2 technical reports in detail and, in 2011, prepared the CILT's evidence to the Transport Select Committee's inquiry into high speed rail. The Select Commiittee's report, including CILT's evidence has now been published and can be found here.
Previous Transport Select Committee reports which have included CILT's evidence have been on Passenger Rail Franchising, Rail Policy and Priorities for Investment in the Railways.
In August 2011, the Institute submitted its response to the Government's consultation on HS2, which can be found here.
Also during 2011, the Committee contributed towards the Institute's Vision 2035 report, which can be found here. Work also took place on the McNulty review and Network Rail's Rolling Stock RUS, and is continuing on the Initial Industry Plan and the Rail Regulator's on-rail competition review.
Beyond the Strategic Rail Forum committee, the Institute's annual rail lecture in memory of Sir Robert Reid was given in 2010 by Professor Andrew McNaugthon about High Speed Rail - Britain's 21st Century Travel Solution. Members have also contributed to a number of rail articles in the Institute's magazine, Focus
The Railway Engineers Forum is an informal liaison group with representatives from the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Engineering & Technology (Railway Professional Network), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Railway Division), Institution of Railway Signal Engineers, Institute of Railway Operators, Permanent Way Institution, Railway Civil Engineers Association and the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport. The objective is to promote cross institutional interest in railway engineering and operational matters and concerns. It organises multi-disciplinary conferences and produces statements on topical railway subjects. The REF publishes a monthly combined events list of the meetings of all the Institutions, where these are of cross disciplinary interest. It is currently chaired by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Click here to link to the IMechE webpage on the REF. Click here for REF events.
The Institute's profile is maintained at a high level by the submission of independent views from a group which has a wealth of experience. Members can benefit by looking at the SRF's submissions and understanding the intricacies of the issues.
Events
Reports & Presentations
These are some older submissions made in previous years.
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