Technical and Standards Forum (T&SF)
The Technical and Standards Forum (T&SF) promotes collaboration between passenger train operators on technical issues relating to rolling stock and the application of standards and legislation. It supports the identification and promotion of good practice and consistency in the application of standards relating to the specification, maintenance and use of rolling stock.
Scope
T&SF provides a collaborative platform to identify, assess, and address practical issues across train operations. These include, but are not limited to:
- Obsolescence management
- Lessons from incidents and accidents
- Supply chain management
- Risk management
- Support to wider industry, supporting operations and infrastructure management
Membership
- Passenger train operators
- RSSB
- Rail Delivery Group (observer)
Chair: Greg Kotecha, South Western Railway
RSSB Lead: Paul Ferraby
Group members Resources Disclaimer: Links contained within the resources below were correct at the time of publishing, and will not be updated until the resource is revised.
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Group members
Name Company Representing Status Angela Prescott First Rail Holdings Limited Passenger train operators Chair Ann Mills RSSB RSSB Member Anthony Pateyjohns London North Eastern Railway Ltd (LNER) Passenger train operators Member Ben Doran ScotRail Trains Ltd Passenger train operators Member Bjorn Feys Eurostar International Ltd Passenger train operators Member Blake May The Chiltern Railway Company Ltd Passenger train operators Member Chris Lewis Transport UK East Midlands Limited Passenger train operators Member Chris Light XC Trains Ltd (Cross Country) Passenger train operators Member Chris Maxwell First Greater Western Limited Passenger train operators Member Claire Repeti RSSB Passenger train operators Member Darryl Hopper First MTR South Western Trains Ltd Passenger train operators Member Dave Charnock Office of Rail and Road (ORR) Passenger train operators Observer David Hughes Hull Trains Company Limited (Lumo) Passenger train operators Member David Whitehouse First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd Passenger train operators Member Dean Johnson Rail Delivery Group (RDG) Passenger train operators Observer Edd Scott Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive (NEXUS) Passenger train operators Member Emma Burton Transport for London (TfL) Passenger train operators Observer Emrys Warriner Network Rail - Technical
AuthorityPassenger train operators Observer Frank Monaghan Caledonian Sleeper Limited Passenger train operators Member Frazer Scott Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Passenger train operators Member Iain Peacock Transpennine Trains Limited Passenger train operators Member Imran Chaudhry GTS Rail Passenger train operators Member Kevin Ogilvie-
WhiteFirst Greater Western Limited Passenger train operators Member Kirsti Neal Transport UK East Midlands Limited Passenger train operators Member Lisa Benson Merseyrail Electrics 2002
LimitedPassenger train operators Member Mark Hughes Arriva Rail London Ltd Passenger train operators Member Mary Wells Trenitalia C2C Limited Passenger train operators Member Matthew
WakefieldTransport UK East Anglia
Limited (Greater Anglia)Passenger train operators Member Paul Bennett Northern Trains Limited Passenger train operators Member Phil Hibberd Transport UK Group Passenger train operators Member Simon Newall West Midlands Trains Ltd Passenger train operators Member Stephen Barkby Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) Passenger train operators Member Steve Lewis SE Trains Passenger train operators Member Thomas Craig Translink (NI) Limited Passenger train operators Member Tony Ellis RSSB RSSB Member
