Rail Scotland Conference 2026

08.00 – 09.15 – Registration, Drinks & Networking

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09.15 – 09.30 – Chair Welcome

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09.30 – 09.40 – Ms Fiona Hyslop MSP - Cabinet Secretary for Transport - confirmed

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09.40 – 09.55 – Graeme Cook – Director of Rail Delivery – Transport Scotland - confirmed

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09.55 – 10.30 – Panel Discussion – What does reform look like and what does the future hold

• Bill Reeve – Director of Rail Reform – Transport Scotland - confirmed
• Network Rail TBC
• Mary Grant - Chief Executive - Porterbrook - confirmed

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10.30 – 10.45 – Siemens Mobility – speaker TBC

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10.45 – 11.45 – Refreshments & Networking

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11.45 – 12.00 – Liam Sumpter, Managing Director, Scotland, Network Rail – confirmed

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12.00 – 12.15 – Hitachi Rail - speaker TBC

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12.15 – 12.45 – Building Resilience into the network

• Network Rail - invited

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12.45 – 13.00 – Private Sector Case Study

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13.00 – 13.15 - Private Sector Case Study

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13.15 – 14.25 – Lunch & Networking

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14.30 – 15.00 – Case Study on Eastriggs

• Shona Clive – Project Lead Rail Cluster - confirmed
• Transport Scotland – speaker TBC

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15.00 - 15.15 – Louise Shaw - Head of New Fleet Procurement and Delivery, Transport Scotland

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15.15 – 15.55 – Panel Discussion – Shared learnings from the UK

• Damian Briody - Head of Rail Projects and Technical Services - Transport Scotland - confirmed
• Chris Jackson - Managing Director - Transpennine Express - confirmed
• Alan Lord - Director Development and Design, Capital Investments Irish Rail - confirmed

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15.55 – 16.30 – Post event drinks reception