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IRO Annual Lunch
The annual members’ lunch was held at The Mermaid, Puddle Dock, London recently. More than 200 people were present at what proved to be a very enjoyable event.
IRO Annual Members’ Lunch 2013
Go-Ahead’s managing director Rail Development, have been appointed to IRO's board.
Guest speaker Richard Brown, chairman of Eurostar, gave a most enlightening talk on the current challenges facing the UK railway industry and how it compared very favourably with those on the continent. Richard was requested to give a prediction on how the industry would develop over the next five
Steve Cocliff is a civil engineer and has worked in a number of sectors including nuclear, building, utilities and rail. He said: ‘One reason why I joined the Institution is because I see it as a very influential and forward thinking body within the rail industry. Its members represent a significant core of professionals who manage operations and run services on a nationally and strategically important part of the infrastructure, both here and abroad. The IRO aspires to make railway operations, in all of its facets, more effective, efficient and safe and I sincerely hope that I will be able to contribute to the major challenges facing our industry at a time of significant economic uncertainty.’
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years and he promised to come back to review his forecast. For the first time at the annual lunch, awards were given to the Area Councils in recognition of the work they do for the IRO all around the country to put on speakers, classes and visits for those involved with the railway. Nominees were chosen for their outstanding contribution by each Area Council and the winners of the inaugural awards were:
Irish Area: Dick Fern
Midlands Area: Mike Christelow North East Area: Jason Wade North West & North Wales Area:Tom Cox Scottish Area: Jim Gillies South East Area: Gary Mewis South West & South Wales Area: Chris Prior Young Operators: Louise Gale & Petr Mikyska
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New board members for the Institution of Railway Operators
Steve Cocliff, managing director VolkerRail Group and Alex Hynes,
Valuable opportunities for members to learn and share knowledge
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Alex Hynes has been with Go-Ahead since 2005, initially as a member of its bid team. He served as commercial director at London Midland between 2007 and 2011 before being appointed Go-Ahead’s managing director of Rail Development in January 2012. Prior to joining Go- Ahead, Alex worked in rail consultancy and regulation. He said: ‘I’m delighted to be able to serve as a member of the IRO Board. Our growing industry needs a customer focused approach to operations that delivers the highest standards of professionalism, and the role of the IRO is more important than ever. Go-Ahead carries more than a million passengers a day on its intensely operated rail networks and values the contribution made by the IRO to developing the excellence and expertise of our own staff.'
South West Area: Modernising the Western Route – Swindon October 2012
North East Area First TransPennine – a look forward. Chris Nutton, programme director, Change Activities, gave a detailed talk covering the subject of how TransPennine Express would meet the challenges of growth in rail usership over the next three to five years.
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The route is clearly demonstrating the rapid increase in rail use: 13 million passenger journeys were made in 2003/4 and it is forecast that 26 million will be made in the next financial year 2013/14. The North West to Scotland route has seen passenger numbers triple, and the Manchester –Leeds corridor has increased 52 per cent since 2005. Added to this there have been significant improvements in performance and passenger satisfaction. The ongoing electrification of the
North West routes will enable a rolling stock cascade to improve services on the core TransPennine route, increasing frequency and capacity. Added to that,
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South West Area: Operations Experience Day – West Somerset Railway, Minehead October 2012
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Table of 10 – £470.00 per table (Ticket prices are inclusive of VAT @ 20%)
Our Annual Lunch for Members and Guests will be held at The Mermaid, Puddle Dock, London. On Friday 19th April 2013 from midday. Our guest speaker is the Rt. Hon. Simon Burns, Minister of State for Transport.
journey time reduction would be possible, further increasing the capacity on the route.
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Key to this, said Chris, would be the electrification over Chat Moss allowing the Manchester to Glasgow service to be electrically worked using new 350 class trains. The class 185 diesel trains would then be cascaded on to the Liverpool to York trunk, allowing an additional hourly Liverpool to Newcastle service, with significant reductions in journey times arising from infrastructure improvements. This programme had required an extensive consultation process with stakeholders, user groups and other affected parties.
The investment to achieve this has included 10 new electric class 350 four car trains, a new depot at Ardwick and improved stabling and servicing facilities at Craigentinny and Corkerhill (£60 million). More than 150 new jobs will be created.
Don’t be afraid to be flexible, Patrick Hallgate tells Young Operators Patrick Hallgate, route managing director for Network Rail in the Western region addressed Young Operators at Paddington Station recently. Patrick spoke about his career and how he progressed through the company to become the youngest RMD while sharing details of the many works taking place on Western. He then answered numerous questions ranging from alliancing to recruitment and safety. Patrick also made a point of telling attendees that they shouldn’t be afraid of being flexible when looking for new job opportunities and that they should keep an open mind as to where their career will take them in the future.
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