This meeting took place on 9 June 2015. Read the transcript for the first section here and the second section here.
There are nine National Rail franchises operating in London and the South East. In addition, Transport for London (TfL) runs the London Overground service, which is part of the National Rail network. Other inter-city services also serve London. There are significant levels of overcrowding across the network and reliability of services is poor. Could giving more control to TfL improve services? The London Assembly Transport Committee will tomorrow explore the major challenges facing London’s rail network and how devolution of control to the Mayor might help address these. The guests are;
Paul Harwood, Principal Network Planner, Network Rail
Phil Hufton, Managing Director of Network Operations, Network Rail
Tim Shoveller, Managing Director, South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance
David Statham, Managing Director, Southeastern Railway
Stephen Locke, Chair, London TravelWatch
From 11.15, the guests are;
Geoff Hobbs, Head of Transport Planning, TfL Rail & Underground, Transport for London
Michael Roberts, Managing Director, Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC)
Cllr Mike Goodman, Cabinet Member for Environment and Planning, Surrey County Council
Paul Millin, Travel and Transport Group Manager, Surrey County Council
Cllr Matthew Balfour, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, Kent County Council
Stephen Gasche, Principal Rail Transport Planner, Kent County Council
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 9 June from 10:00am in The Chamber at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1). Media and members of the public are invited to attend. The meeting can also be viewed via webcast. Notes for Editors: 1. Agenda Papers 2. Valerie Shawcross CBE AM, Chair of the Transport Committee, is available for interview – see contact details below. 3. London Assembly Transport Committee 4. As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor. For media enquiries, please contact Lisa Lam on 020 7983 4067. For out of hours media enquiries, call 020 7983 4000 and ask for the London Assembly duty press officer. Non-media enquiries should be directed to the Public Liaison Unit on 020 7983 4100.