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The Digital Railway and the Future of Ticketing

Date

17 October 2023

Time

15:00 – 17:00

Location

UKRRIN Building, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT

Organisers

Transport for West Midlands

Digital Railway Event

The Event

Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) are excited to announce the next Transport Working Group for Innovation Alliance event! An ITWG joint event with IMWG.

Join the event at the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) as part of Birmingham Tech Week.

There are some great speakers confirmed where the digital world of ticketing and technology’s will be debated.

There will also be time for networking and an opportunity for a tour around the BCRRE lab to look at driver cab and bravo-timetabling lab.

Agenda:
  • Welcome and Introduction
  • BCRRE Academic – Dr. Joe Preece (BCRRE)
  • Rail Insight – Paula Higgins (TfWM)
  • Talking Around Technologies & Rail Ticketing – Michael Wevill (Systra)
  • Bar Code Ticketing – Richard Rowson (Atkins Realis)
  • Panel Q&A
  • Networking and Refreshments
  • BCRRE Lab Tour – Driver Cab and Bravo-Timetabling Lab

Please note that car parking is severely limited and the nearest multi-story car park is a 15 minute walk away. However, the venue is a 1 minute walk from the University train station.

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