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Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust

Inquiry

The Transport Committee is examining investment pipelines for the railway.

This inquiry will examine how a planned, steady pipeline of projects and investments (including elements such as track enhancements, station upgrades, and rolling stock orders) could benefit the development of the railway, including by enabling the rail supply industry to plan ahead, giving confidence to potential investors and potentially reducing costs and other frictions. The Committee is also interested in how the development of a long-term project pipeline could help address skills shortages in the rail industry.

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The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 7 February 2025.

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Past events

Wednesday 16 July 2025
9:15am Public
Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust - Oral evidence 16 July 2025
9:15am
  • Lord Hendy CBE (Minister for Rail at Department for Transport)
  • Alan Over (Director General for Major Rail Projects Group at Department for Transport)
  • Alex Hynes (Director General for Rail Services at Department for Transport)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 2 July 2025
9:30am Public
Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust - Oral evidence 2 July 2025
9:30am
  • Dawn Badminton-Capps (Head of Rail Partnerships at North East Combined Authority)
  • Mal Drury-Rose (Executive Director at West Midlands Rail Executive)
  • Liz Goldsby (Head of NPR and High Speed Development at Transport for Greater Manchester)
10:30am
  • Huw Merriman, former Rail Minister
  • David Leeder (Director and Managing Partner at Transport Investment Limited)
  • Jim Steer (Director at Greengauge 21)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 18 June 2025
9:15am Public
Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust - Oral evidence 18 June 2025
9:15am
  • Neil Robertson (Chief Executive at National Skills Academy for Rail)
  • Jonathan Spruce (Chair, Policy and External Affairs Committee at Institution of Civil Engineers)
  • Miss Lydia Amarquaye (Education and Policy Skills Leader at Institution of Mechanical Engineers)
  • Stephen Barber (Chief Executive at Permanent Way Institution)
10:15am
  • Mick Whelan (General Secretary at ASLEF)
  • John McGookin (National Officer for Rail at Unite the Union)
  • John Leach (Senior Assistant General Secretary at RMT)
  • Robin Jenks (Policy Officer at TSSA (Transport Salaried Staffs' Association))
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 11 June 2025
9:15am Public
Rail investment pipelines: ending boom and bust - Oral evidence 11 June 2025
9:15am
  • Sambit Banerjee (Joint Chief Executive Officer at Siemens Mobility Limited)
  • Peter Broadley (Commercial Director at Alstom UK & Ireland)
10:15am
  • Malcolm Brown (Chief Executive at Angel Trains Ltd)
  • Christoph Pasternak (Chief Executive at Eurofima)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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