Documents from TravelWatch's Conferences.

This section gives the various papers, minutes etc associated with the conferences of TravelWatch NW. [Note (assuming that you are using Internet Explorer) - if you want to download a report rather than open it, use your right mouse button on the link, and use the "Save Target As .." option]. Note that the use of Adobe Acrobat 6.0 or above is recommended.

Conference at Warrington on 4 February 2010

• Conference report [10 pages, 59kB]
• Smart Ticketing in Cheshire by Colin Kennington of Cheshire's Integrated Transport Service [14 pages on 3, 34kB]
• Regional Strategy for England's North West: RS2010 - Part 1 - Consultation Document, by Neil Cumberlidge of NWRDA [19 pages on 4, 59kB]
• [Weakest Link Stations - see Study Reports page]

Conference at Manchester on 8 October 2009

• Conference report [8 pages, 53kB].
• Welcoming Address by Cllr Keith Whitmore [4 pages, 14kB]
• Delivering the Greater Manchester Bus Strategy by Nick Vaughan [18 pages, 45kB].

Joint Conference with Passenger Focus at Carnforth on 10 September 2009
Transport Solutions in Rural Areas

• Conference notes [6 pages, 35kB].
• Best Practice, Good Luck or Sheer Fluke? by B. Colson [10 pages, 26kB]
• Rural Transport Options by Paul Fawcett [22 pages, 171 kB]
• Shropshire Link - Flexibly routed rural local bus services by J. Hayes & M. Johnson [13 pages, 212 kB]
• The Dales & Bowland Community Interest Company - An innovative solution to a familiar crisis by C. Speakman [30 pages 2,649kB].

Conference at Liverpool on 10 June 2009

• Conference report [9 pages, 57kB].
• Presentation by John Rimmer, Chair of the Confederation of Passenger Transport, North West on the work of CPT, and a view of the Local Transport Act 2008 from an operator's perspective. [4 x 6 pages, 145kB].
• Achieving success for the Bus & Coach Passenger, by David Sidebottom of Passenger Focus [9 pp, 193kB].
• The response to the DfT's consultation on the Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007, and the administration of bus concessions in England, By Paul Fawcett of TWNW [7 pages, 12kB].

Conference at Preston on 5 February 2009

• Conference report [9 pages, 65kB].
• "Forwards or Reverse? - Trends in national transport policy" by Stephen Joseph of the Campaign for Better Transport [15/30 pp, 200kB]

Conference at Manchester on 2 October 2008

• Conference report [7 pages, 50kB: final version 02/09]
• Concessionary Bus Travel - What Does the Passenger Get? Presentation by Chris Dale of TWNW [12 pages, 54kB]
• The work of Passenger Focus - Anthony Smith [12pages, 266kB]
• The Future of the Rail Industry by Chris Green of the Railway Forum [28 pages, 512 kB]
• Funding Transport from Land Values by Dave Wetzel [7 pages in Handout format, 778kB]

Conference at Blackpool on 14 June 2008

• Conference report [8 pages, 57kB]
• Presentation by Paul Fawcett on the Education & Inspection Act, 2006 [9 pages, 81kB]
• Presentation by Chris Dale on Network Rail's consultation regarding the Lancashire & Cumbria Route Utilisation Strategy [18 pages, 86kB]
• Improvements in Blackpool's Public Transport 2001 - 2007 [30pp, 45kB]
• Blackpool's Transport Future by David Simper [10pp, 166kB]

Conference at Liverpool on 28 February 2008

• Conference report [6 pages, 40kB]
• "Merseytravel and the Environment" by Neil Scales [12 pages, 316 kB]
• "The NoWcard Multi-Authority Transport Smart Card System" by Gordon Moore [16 pages, 51kB]
• "Migration from Rail - the possible effects of English off-peak free bus travel after April 2008" by John Moorhouse & Paul Fawcett [11 pages, 59kB]

Conference at Manchester on 3 October 2007

• Minutes of the Conference [7 pages, 51kB].
• Inter-Regional Links: TransPennine Express - a presentation by David Mallender, Public Relations Manager of First TransPennine Express [15 pages, 1.5 MB]
• Inter-Regional Links: VLM Airlines - a prsentation by Tim Gresty, MD of Cognitio (VLM Marketing Support) [74 pages, 365 kB]
• Passenger Focus Update by David Sidebottom, Passenger Link Manager [16 pages, 409 kB]
• Local Transport Bill update by John Moorhouse & Paul Fawcett of TWNW [11 pages, 55kB]
• Greater Manchester Transport Innovation Fund Bid by Simon Warburton, GMPTA Policy Team Leader [40 pages, 1.5MB]

Conference at Preston on 9 June 2007

• Minutes of the Conference [7pp, 72kB]
• Presentation Paul Fawcett of TravelWatch NorthWest re the draft Travel Concession and the Local Transport Bills [20pp, 107kB], accompanied by a Glossary [1p, 20kB]
• Presentation by Chris Dale of TWNW re. Network Rail's proposed Route Utilisation Strategy for the North West [18pp, 183kB]
• Presentation by Alan Scoles of WA Shearings on Coach Travel - Occasional Services [16pp, 80kB]
• Presentation by Mike Lambden about National Express in the North West [37pp, 2.2  MB]

Conference at Crewe on 10 February 2007

• Minutes of the Conference [6 pp, 53kB]
• Presentation by Michael Ross of Cheshire CC on the Crewe Rail Gateway Project [9 pp, 258 kB] Note that some of the diagrams in this presentation have become a bit squashed. If you want a version with "unsquashed" diagrams, contact web@travelwatch-northwest.org.uk . The "unsquashed" version is 1MB.
• Presentation by Jonathan Backhouse of Backhouse Jones Solicitors - Concessionary Fare Reimbursement - The Operators' Perspective [8 pp, 342 kB]
• Report by Soroptomists International on Passengers' Experiences of the use of Ticket Machines  [25 pages, 380kB]

Conference at Liverpool (Merseytravel Offices) on 7 October 2006

• Minutes of the Conference [6 pages,  47kB]]
• Presentation on the new Liverpool South Parkway Interchange  [28 pages 1.1 MB]
• An update on the Regional Transport Strategy by Dave Whyte, NWRA [14 pages, 595kB]
• Irish Sea Ferries and Public Transport Links by Dick Clague [2 pages, 259kB]

Conference at Lancaster Town Hall on 10 June 2006

• Minutes of the Conference [5 pages, 61kB]
• News release of the official launch of TravelWatch Northwest
• News release of the DfT's proposed specification for the new CrossCountry franchise.

Conference at Manchester Airport on 11 February 2006

• Minutes of the Conference [6 pages, 45kB]
• Presentation by Robin Field on " Door to Door Sustainable Travel" [2 pages, 13kB]
• Presentation by Bob Longworth, Ground Transportation Manager of Manchester Airport [10 pages, 632kB]
• News Release on Saver Rail Tickets [1 page, 28 kB]
• News Release on Access to Airports [1 page, 28 kB]

Other reports will be added in due course.