Sustainable Rail Forum
31/01/2025
The Sustainable Rail Forum (SRF) is a knowledge-sharing group that empowers the industry to identify sustainability risks and opportunities within the framework of policy and forthcoming legislative change. It provides a channel for raising and addressing industry-wide concerns and opportunities, sharing best practices, and embedding the Sustainable Rail Blueprint. It is a subgroup of the Sustainable Rail Leadership Group.
‘Working with RSSB provides access to a wide support network of sustainability and technical specialists from across the industry. It creates a forum where collaboration and best practice are utilised to set the direction for the rail industry to become the green transport choice in a decarbonising and socially responsible society. The SRF is as an extension to rail organisations’ sustainability teams, to enable valuable discussion and collaboration across the industry.’
‘The SRF is dedicated to sharing best practices, providing professional development opportunities, and facilitating the exchange of ideas and solutions within rail and wider industries. It caters to all working in sustainability: those seeking industry guidance and professionals looking to network with others in the field across the industry. The SRF fosters discussions across the rail, addressing challenges through collaborative efforts—all while ensuring it works with all forms of industry to harness innovative sustainable solutions supporting UK rail. Offering both in-person and online options, it employs a hybrid approach to cover current industry themes.’
Scope
The SRF:
- brings together professionals from across rail industry, and beyond, to explore sustainability challenges, assess solutions, and propose change.
- promotes the industry as a key stakeholder within the government’s plan to improve sustainability.
- increases understanding and awareness of sustainability within rail, steered by the 11 topics in the Sustainable Rail Blueprint.
- promotes, develops, and embeds lessons learned and best practice from rail and other areas, such as consultancy and supply chain.
- coordinates an annual workshop/webinar on new or pending sustainability legislation and policy. The focus is on industry impact and implementation.
- identifies topics of interest and organises continued professional development opportunities for group members and other rail professionals.
Membership
The SRF has members representing these industry stakeholders:
- RSSB
- Network Rail
- train operators
- freight operators
- Specialist guest representatives, depending on meeting topics
- Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment Rail Delivery Group.
Chair of committee: Charlotte Bryett
Co-chair of committee: James Harris
RSSB main representative: Stacey Head
Co-chair of committee: James Harris
RSSB main representative: Stacey Head
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Group members
Name Company Representing Status Alan Darby IEMA Industry Association Member Alex Norton Alstom Transport UK Ltd Rolling Stock Owners Member
Anna Humphries Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member
Caitlin Bent London North Eastern Railway Passenger Train Operators Member
Catherine Green Transport for Wales Rail Ltd Government Member
Charlotte Bryett Alstom Group Independent Chair
Chris Clare The Chiltern Railway Company Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member
David Gray Northern Trains Limited Passenger Train Operators Member
Emma Alexander First Rail Holdings Limited Passenger Train Operators Member
Gareth Williams Transpennine Trains Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member
Georgia House First MTR South Western Trains Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member
Graham Mollison SE Trains Limited Passenger Train Operators Member
James Harris CAF Rail UK Limited Suppliers Member
James Ingram Transport For London (TFL) Infrastructure Managers Member
Jason Brooker Govia Thameslink Railway Passenger Train Operators Member
Jessica Lockwood XC Trains Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member
Jon Colclough Transport For London (TFL) Infrastructure Managers Member
Katherine Drayson Transport For London (TFL) Infrastructure Managers Member
Keith Goss Balfour Beatty Consultants Mmeber Kieran Kennedy The Chiltern Railway Company Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member
Kimberley Sweet-Roberts CAF Rolling Stock UK Ltd Rolling Stock Owners Member
Klare Chamberlain Siemens Mobility Limited Infrastructure Contractors Member Kyle MacNeill Northern Trains Limited Passenger Train Operators Member
Laura Jones Transport for Wales Government Member
Leah Bargota East West Railway Company Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Livia Morarasu RSSB RSSB Member Lucy Anderton International Union of Railways Trade Union Member
Mark Gaynor Rail Partners Limited Industry Association Member
Michael Bradburn Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member
Naomi Sandford-deQuincey Network Rail Infrastructure Limited Infrastructure Managers Member Natasha Doole Arriva London South Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Nicole Tyson ScotRail Trains Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member
Nir Barak Transport UK East Anglia Limited Passenger Train Operators Member
Olivia Mouter London North Eastern Railway Passenger Train Operators Member
Patrick Clements Govia Thameslink Railway Passenger Train Operators Member
Patrick Malone Department for Transport (DfT) Government Member Paul Lippitt High Speed Two (HS2) Limited Infrastructure Managers Member
Poul Wend Hansen ScotRail Trains Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member
Rebecca Taylor Alstom Transport UK Ltd Rolling Stock Owners Member
Ryan Hans First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Ltd Passenger Train Operators Member Sam Morris High Speed Two (HS2) Limited Infrastructure Managers Member
Samantha Lear Govia Thameslink Railway Passenger Train Operators Member
Sam Sage HS1 Infrastructure Managers Member Sarah Pritchard Merseyrail Electrics 2002 Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Scott Milligan Caledonian Sleeper Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Sophie Duggan Transport for Wales Rail Ltd Infrastructure Managers Member Stacey Head RSSB RSSB Member Sue Kelly London North Eastern Railway Passenger Train Operators Member
Tom Gunton Transport UK East Midlands Limited Passenger Train Operators Member Utkarsh Singh Alstom Transport UK Ltd Rolling Stock Owners Member Victoria Raggio Southeastern Railway Passenger Train Operators Member
