Following the success of the Infrastructure e-breakfast meeting yesterday, BCRRE Rail Alliance continues to deliver industry relevant, rail ONferences.
If you were unable to tune into the Infrastructure ONference yesterday, with HS2 and Network rail, register as a Rail Alliance member here and gain access to the recorded content.
Next week, the Rail Alliance and the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) will be running its second Sustainability and Decarbonisation event – Destination Decarbonisation.
Championing sustainability and decarbonisation across the rail industry is a major focus for both the Rail Alliance and BCRRE. This event will provide a space for companies and individuals to come together to discuss and demonstrate the latest innovation, research and policy impact that is taking place right now to meet the government agenda in decarbonising the railway. Register now to attend and to find out how your business can take advantage of current knowledge and opportunities.
Alex Burrows, Director of BCRRE Rail Alliance says: “Rail decarbonisation is a major challenge facing the industry and there is huge enthusiasm to address it from the supply chain. As we must offer this event online we are able to use the learning we have rapidly developed to provide engaging content to a larger proportion of the rail supply industry. We have now run several of our ‘ONferences’ and supported a number of other online events. We are finding real appetite for online engagement and sustained interest in our events which we hope are helping a large number of people and organisations at this difficult time. I am hugely proud of the work my team has put in to respond to this challenging environment and look forward to delivering Destination Decarbonisation next week.”
They have categorised rail decarbonisation into three themes which will form the focus of three webinars in order to capture and showcase key information whilst addressing this topic for all audiences.
– Tuesday 19th May 10.30am– 12 noon Theme: Policy: speakers from government and industry.
– Wednesday 20th May 10.30am – 12 noon Theme: Research: including our 6 core capability themes of the BCRRE Centre of Excellence in Rail Decarbonisation and current projects influencing change.
– Thursday 21st May 10.30am – 12.30am Theme: Innovation: including our partner Porterbrook and Hitachi alongside our Digi-Rail project and case studies from businesses which have benefited from the project.
Destination Decarbonisation brings industry, academia and government together to share and discuss the decarbonisation agenda. As one of the world’s largest specialist railway research, education and innovation centres, we are well-placed to support the national agenda for delivering decarbonisation and are already leading the way in developing solutions for the railway in the UK and across the world. By attending one or all of the webinars you will find out about how the decarbonisation agenda is relevant to your part of the rail industry, and about the opportunities for your organisation to benefit from a low Carbon future. To register for this event please visit: www.railalliance.co.uk/event/destination-decarbonisation/
The Rail Alliance
As the rail sector’s largest dedicated B2B networking organisation, the Rail Alliance is all about bringing customers, suppliers and supply chain opportunities together. It is a membership organisation that sits at the very heart of the rail supply chain and has evolved as a leading representative of the UK rail supply chain community.
Its broad spectrum of membership extends way beyond rail and positions the Rail Alliance as the go-to membership organisation for Business-to-Business diversity, ingenuity and innovation.
Birmingham Centre of Railway Research and Education
The Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) is Europe’s largest academic-based group delivering railway science and education. With over 145 academics, researchers and professional support staff, BCRRE provides world class research and thought leadership within railways, and offers an expanding portfolio of high-quality education programmes, including Rail and Rail Systems Level 6 and 7 degree apprenticeships. In 2018 BCRRE became lead partner in the £92m UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) and in 2019 it absorbed the activities of the Rail Alliance into its offering, increasing its breadth of support for innovation and growth in the rail industry.
Photo credit: BCRRE
