The widely anticipated Integrated Rail Plan for the North and Midlands was released in November at the end of last year to a fanfare of media reports.

It is fair to say, with the level of anticipation built up in advance of its publication, its not surprising the wide range of opinions in response, some more contentious than others.

Now that the dust has settled, join Young Rail Professionals as we delve a little deeper into the Plan with colleagues from the Department for Transport and Network Rail.

 Have you been asking:

• What is the IRP and what does it mean for the rail industry?
• Why is the focus of IRP on the North & Midlands, what about levelling up in other regions?
• To what degree have the schemes within IRP been committed to?
• How will the schemes be developed, and how will opportunity be spread fairly across the North & Midlands?                       
• What opportunities are there for me and my career?

 We are very fortunate to be joined by the following speakers for this event:

• Sarah Nattrass - Deputy Director, IRP, Rail Infrastructure Group, Department for Transport
• David Miller, Senior Economist, Rail Planning, HS2 Phase 2 & the North, Department for Transport
• Ian Mobbs - Head of Strategic Planning, System Operator, Network Rail

There will be an opportunity to ask questions following the speakers presentations.  In the interests of professionalism we recognise this event has the potential to surface some contentious views and we ask that questions are kept polite and in a positive spirit.

We would love to see as many of you as possible join us on 26th April at 18:00. The meeting will take place via Teams.

Please register if you would like to attend!

Here is the link to the Teams event for you to join us on the day: 

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