Rail Events

When: 23 May 2024, 11:00 - 12:30
Where: Zoom Webinar
Speaker:Philip Breen, earn Recognition National Account Manager.



Phil Breen has worked for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for over eighteen years, working in both Testing and Enforcement departments. Having been a Traffic Examiner for several years, he brought this knowledge forward into heading up bus compliance for DVSA and now looking after the Earned Recognition scheme. The DVSA Earned Recognition is the flagship Enforcement scheme for DVSA, which enables the agency to free up resource so they can target the serially and seriously non-compliant. This helps us all stay safe on our roads, as well as offering both costs savings to members & giving commercial advantages. The Earned Recognition audit standards, sets a blueprint for what compliance looks like for an operator or business, ensure safe vehicles operators and drivers operate within our towns & cities. This ensures the safest environments for our communities. These audit standards sit alongside commercial modules for contracts relating to TfL, HS2, LPT2, Concrete operations and the Guild of British Coach Operators to name but a few. 

Phil’s role within Earned Recognition is to develop the scheme and engage with the ER members. Also, Phil engages with industry to understand the development and take up of new technologies, that are in line with the ER ethos of safety & compliance. Aswell as informing industry about the Road to Earned Recognition programme, aimed at new operators and helping them get it right from day one.

DVSA earned recognition: join the scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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Competencies:

• FM2.1 Mechanisms for Controlling Freight Operations

When: 23 May 2024, 18:00 - 19:00
Where: Zoom Webinar
Speaker: Joe Kelly of the Velorail team.

Across much of Europe from France to Norway, disused railways have been converted to velorails where customers can pedal their way in rail-mounted vehicles to enjoy the passing countryside. This had never happened in Britain or Ireland until the Mayo community of Kiltimagh took the initiative. Their railway which once liked Claremorris with Sligo had been closed to passengers in 1963 and to all traffic in 1975, but unusually the mothballed rails remained intact, and in the face of opposition from people who wanted them lifted to make way for a conventional trail or road the promoters were able to gain permission from Irish Rail to use the section of track stretching 9 km either side of Kiltimagh. Much work had to be done in clearing and repairing the track, perfecting the road crossings and the station area. Funding was from public funds from the Department of Rural and Community Development through Mayo County Council and through the LEADER programme via Mayo LAG and South West Mayo Development Company CLG matched with support from project partners Mayo County Council and IRD Kiltimagh CLG. The velorail opened in June 2023 with 4 and 5-seater vehicles, and offers an experience unique in these islands which promotes active travel while preserving the integrity of the route.

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Booking for Non Members - £5.00 inc. VAT
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Competencies:

• TP1.1 Transport Infrastructure and Network Resilience
• TP2.1 Policy Planning for Transport
• TP2.2 Transport and Spatial Planning