West Midland Railway with Jan Chaudhry

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• Jan Chaudhry
• Wednesday 09 May 2018, 20:30-22:00
• William Thatcher Room, Fitzwilliam College.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Sebastian Gibson.

We are joined by Jan Chaudhry who is the Managing Director of the UKs newest rail franchise, West Midland Trains. A partnership between Abellio, East Japan Railway and Mitsui, WMT operates under two brands – the West Midland Railway and London NorthWestern.

Interestingly, the new franchise is not governed by the DfT, but by a new transport body called West Midland Rail. Thus this new direction for railway management, added with a significant investment in new rolling stock. Might not only be the solution to the state of rail travel in the Midlands, but also a model for other franchises to operate from.

We have previously heard from JR East and other Abellio franchises, so it shall be interesting to hear of the partnership here.

Mixed audience, from many different subject areas. All welcomed to come.

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Founded in 1911 from the Cambridge University branch of The Railway Club, Cambridge University Railway Club (CURC) is the second oldest railway enthusiast club in the world! The CURC arranges an event in Cambridge most weeks during Full Term, most often a presentation by an invited speaker, almost always a key professional from the rail industry, on a specific subject. The club is not just train talk, but about how the railway works. We have a celebrated history of CURC alumni who now work in the railway industry, with some at quite senior levels.

Membership for students costs £10 per year or £25 for life membership. We charge £3 at the door for non-members, upon your third entry to a talk (first two talks are free). So come and try us out for free, gain exclusive access to key railway professionals and depots and you might just want to become a member! (We won’t tell anyone you are ;) )

This talk is part of the Cambridge University Railway Club series.

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