Railfuture now holds one major national conference each year, in late summer/early autumn (in addition to its AGM for members). We aim only to cover our costs. The conferences are competitively priced, to be within rail users' price range, and are open to everyone. Railfuture members are usually offered a chance to attend at a discounted rate. We also produce free-to-attend Webinars.
Speakers come from a variety of backgrounds. Some of the organisations who have spoken at conferences and webinars include Anglia Railways, Arriva Cross Country, Arriva Trains Wales, Association of Train Operating Companies, Cardiff International Airport, Centro, Chester-le-Track, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry Trains, Delta Rail, East Coast, East Midlands Trains, East West Rail Consortium, Eurostar, First Capital Connect, First Great Western, First Transpennine Express, Furrer + Frey GB, Grand Central, Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT), Great Western Railway, Greater Anglia, Green Signals, Heathrow Southern Railway, Hitachi Rail Europe, HS2, Independent Rail Retailers, London Midland, London Overground Railway Operations, Merseytravel, MyTestTrack.com, Network Rail, Northern Rail, Northern Trains, Northern (Arriva Rail North), Nottingham Express Transit, Parry People Movers, Port Of Sunderland, Rail Delivery Group, RSSB, ScotRail Alliance, SLC Rail, Southeastern, South West Trains, Thameslink and Great Northern, Transpennine Express, TramPower, Transport for Wales Rail, Transport Salaried Staffs' Association, UK Rail Leasing, Virgin Trains, Virgin Trains East Coast, Vivarail and West Midlands Trains.
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Future Events
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2026/Birmingham (AGM) [link]
- Sat 04/07/2026 Provisional (Possible alternative date is Sat 11/07/2026) 21st Railfuture Ltd AGM
- Hosted by Railfuture West Midlands branch
- Reason for Birmingham: to celebrate the two tram extensions and Camp Hill line opening
- Social media hashtag (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) for this event: #rfconference
- Enquiries about the AGM: please email conferences at railfuture.org.uk.
- The AGM is open to all current members or their proxy - there is no fee to attend.
- Information about how Railfuture is run, including a copy of the Articles of Association, can be found at Railfuture+organisation.
- On this occasion Railfuture is not offering lunch.
- The venue does not allow people to eat their own food on the premises.
- An AGM venue has not been booked yet - please re-visit this website later.
Sorry but there are no other future events available to book yet - please re-visit this website later.
Selected past event
2014/London [link] - [View / Download Conference Report]
- Sat 01/11/2014 On Track for Success: The Challenges Ahead
- Plus presentation of 2014 Rail User Group Awards - co-presented by Railfuture Honorary President Christian Wolmar
- Hosted by Railfuture London and South East branch
- It was held at University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW
- Begins at 10:45, registration from 10:00, finishes by 17:00
- Further Info: Click [Download] or [Display] for the programme, including map (PDF format)
- Read a [Press Release] about the conference
- Baroness Kramer
, Minister of State for Transport
- Karen Boswell, Managing Director, East Coast
- Ian Brown, Director, Railfuture (and former Managing Director of TfL London Rail) (talked about: Annual Big Picture lecture on Crossrail he gave on 29th October)
- Anna Matthews, Chief Executive Officer, Delta Rail
- Sharon Hedges, Rail Passenger Manager, Passenger Focus
- Trevor Birch, Strategic Programme Manager for the South East Future Ticketing Programme, Department for Transport
- Stefanie Browne
- Isabel Dedring
- Read profiles of the speakers (PDF format)
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Past events for each year
Up to three national events are held each year. Click on the location to see the details.
There are 12 events above where we do not know the date it was held. Can you help us fill in the dates? Email: info at railfuture.org.uk
The events without dates are: 2001/Poole, 1995/London, 1994/Clitheroe, 1994/Lincoln, 1993/Maesteg, 1990/Manchester, 1989/London, 1988/Leicester, 1985/London, 1983/London, 1983/Crewe, 1981/London.
Click HERE to see a full list of past events. Looking for something else? Check the LIBRARY