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Wednesday 8 May 2024 | 13.30 - 17.15
London Transport Museum, Covent Garden

The Elizabeth Line is the most significant addition to London’s transport network in a generation, and a perfect example of a transformational transport project.The new railway runs for more than 100km through central London – from Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east to Reading and Heathrow in the west. With 155 million passenger journeys in the first year of operation, and at least 200m in the second it has re-shaped life and travel in London and the South East through the provision of reduced journey times, additional capacity, and new connections with other services, transforming accessibility and improving economic prospects.

This special event will explore in detail the way the line was planned, developed, financed and introduced during an era of changing travel behaviour and transport policy objectives and highlights some of the emerging socio-economic outcomes. Many of the experiences, impacts and lessons learnt are likely to be invaluable to the development of projects elsewhere in the UK - and beyond - including what has been learnt from the demand forecasting, business case development and user response monitoring processes.

Speakers invited:

• Geoff Hobbs, Director of Public Transport Service Planning, Transport for London
• Alex Williams, Chief Customer and Strategy Officer, Transport for London
• Matthew Lodge OBE, Director - Rail Infrastructure South, Department for Transport
• David Warner, Principal Transport Planner, Transport for London
• Hannah Donovan, Transport Planner, Transport for London
• Richard Zavitz, Lead Investment Planning & Delivery Sponsor, Transport for London
• David Arquati, Principal Transport Planner - Rail Development, Transport for London
• Alex Phillips, Rail Development Manager, Transport for London

The event will be chaired by LTT Editorial Director Peter Stonham

Agenda:

13.45: Registration opens

14.00: Session 1
Chair: Geoff Hobbs, Director of Public Transport Service Planning, Transport for London

Setting the Scene – What are Transformational Transport Projects?
Alex Williams, Chief Customer and Strategy Officer, Transport for London

The Elizabeth Line Project Overview
Matthew Lodge OBE, Director - Rail Infrastructure South, Department for Transport

Elizabeth Line: Transforming London through mode shifted journeys
David Warner, Principal Transport Planner & Hannah Donovan, Transport Planner, Transport for London

Questions and Panel Discussion facilitated by session chair

15.15: Refreshments Break

15.45: Session 2
Chair: Simon Lusby, Managing Director, City Science

Integration into the wider network
Geoff Hobbs, Director of Public Transport Service Planning, Transport for London

Measuring wider benefits – Post Opening Evaluation
Richard Zavitz, Lead Investment Planning & Delivery Sponsor, Transport for London

Rail Data
David Arquati, Principal Transport Planner - Rail Development & Alex Phillips, Rail Development Manager, Transport for London

Questions and Panel Discussion facilitated by session chair