Transport Group

The Transport Group is a unique opportunity for policy makers and senior members of the transport industry to meet on a regular basis and to discuss the issues that affect road and rail transport in the UK.

Each of the four annual meetings takes place under the Chatham House rules, allowing members full and frank discussion of crucial topics with other well informed and knowledgeable individuals.

Members of the group, past and present, include representatives from:

Angel Trains, Arriva, Association of Train Operating Companies, BAA, Field Fisher Waterhouse, Go-Ahead Group, High Speed 1, HSBC Rail, National Express Group, Office of Rail Regulation, Osborne Clarke, Rail Freight Group, Reading Transport, Shearman & Sterling, Thames Travel, Transdev, Translink, Transport for London

Some of the topics the Transport Group will be discussing in 2010/11 include:

• The changing funding environment
• Improving the environmental performance of public transport
• The future of the UK's rail franchise system
• Meeting the future demand for transport capacity
• Achieving modal shift

Each meeting is addressed by four senior figures from across the sector representing bus and train operators, airports and airlines, regulators and government departments, as well as infrastructure providers and the occasional external analyst. For further information about the upcoming meetings, have a look at our forward programme.