Mr. Howard Smith,
COOLondon Rail, Transport for London
Howard studied economics at LSE before managing train operations and stations in South and West London. In the 1990’s he worked on the planning of international freight services including establishing joint ventures with Belgian and Swiss public and private sector partners. He became Managing Director of one of these joint ventures, ACI Ltd, operating rail freight services between the UK, France, Spain and Italy.
In 1998 Howard joined the Docklands Light Railway and was heavily involved in the DLR City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal Extension projects, as well as the 3 Car capacity upgrade and planning the extension of the DLR to Stratford International.
Howard moved to London Rail as Chief Operating Officer at the end of 2004 where he has responsibility for the projects and operations of London Overground, DLR and Tramlink as well TfL’s operational input to Crossrail. London Rail’s current Investment Programme has a value of around £2.5bn.Appearing:
Conference Day Two: Wednesday 12th May 2010
09.20
Keynote address: Bringing London Overground into the 21st century-cost-efficient operational and infrastructure response to the long term capacity challenge
- Analysing method of streamlining operations to maximise existing capacity in the short term
- How to optimise transport supply at peak times
- What about the long term? Incorporating new technologies, planning for new lines and extensions
- Balancing costs, upgrades, operational performance and maintenance through risk assessment
Mr. Howard Smith,
COO,
London Rail, Transport for London
London Rail, Transport for London
15.40
Panel session: Building and operating safe, secure and efficient railways
- Getting ready for a safety culture
- Unifying regional signalling systems to synchronise track gauge, signalling and operating systems across the region
- The importance of standardised rolling stock and signalling systems for efficient operations
- Designing a business strategy that emphasizes safety, reliability and punctuality
Mr. Amar Aouati,
(Moderator)
(Moderator)
Independent ERTMS and Signalling Specialist and Consultant,
Independent ERTMS Consultant
Independent ERTMS Consultant
Mr. Howard Smith,
COO,
London Rail, Transport for London
London Rail, Transport for London
Honorary Director General,
International Road Federation
International Road Federation
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