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ARTICLE · 10 APRIL 2018

Rail Franchising: 10 Key Points From The Top Table Dinner

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Peter Wilkinson, the Department for Transport's Managing Director of Rail Passenger Services, kindly joined Stephenson Harwood and Atkins on Tuesday 13 March 2018 for a top table dinner.

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Peter Wilkinson, the Department for Transport's Managing Director of Rail Passenger Services, kindly joined Stephenson Harwood and Atkins on Tuesday 13 March 2018 for a top table dinner. Peter spoke enthusiastically to a full room about the challenges facing the rail passenger industry, the need to innovate and embrace change and the importance of understanding passengers. A lively debate around the tables followed, with topics such as integration, devolution, technology, housing and finance on the agenda. If you attended the dinner, thank you for your contribution.

The following are our 10 key points from the evening reflecting views expressed by attendees, although with the wide-ranging discussion, we appreciate that plenty more could have been on the list.

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