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Trains fit for the future?

Inquiry

The inquiry will examine how technologies such as electric, hydrogen and battery can be deployed to reduce the rail industry’s reliance on diesel-only trains.

Read written evidence submitted in the previous Parliament.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Wednesday 9 December 2020
9:30am Public
Trains fit for the future? - Oral evidence 9 December 2020
9:30am
  • Andrew Haines (Chief Executive at Network Rail)
  • Helen McAllister (Strategy and Planning Director at Network Rail)
  • Malcolm Brown (Chair at Rail Industry Decarbonisation Taskforce)
  • Andrew Kluth (Lead Carbon Specialist at Rail Industry Decarbonisation Taskforce)
10:30am
  • Chris Heaton-Harris MP (Minister of State at Department for Transport)
  • Rachel Maclean MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Department for Transport)
  • Philip Luxford (Director of One Railway and Security at Department for Transport)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 11 November 2020
9:30am Public
Trains fit for the future? - Oral evidence 11 November 2020
9:30am
  • David Clarke (Technical Director at Railway Industry Association)
  • Mary Grant (Chief Executive Officer at Porterbrook)
  • Leo Murray (Innovation and Communications Director at Riding Sunbeams)
10:30am
  • Mark Gaynor (Head of Railway Planning at Rail Delivery Group)
  • Paul Smart
  • Chris Smith (Managing Director at G-volution Ltd)
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

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Please note: The Transport Committee examines policy issues relating to the Department for Transport and its associated bodies. It is unable to investigate, or adjudicate on, individual cases.

  • Email: transcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 2226/ Text relay: 18001 020 2226 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8895 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Transport Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA/ Twitter: @TransportCttee