EVENT HOST:- Richard Carr, business engagement manager, Rail Industry Association
Richard supports RIA members by engaging and influencing key decision-makers in the regions, delivering networking and intelligence-sharing events, and supporting the delivery of the RIA Nations & Regions priorities.
Richard has extensive experience working in the rail sector, having worked as Owner and Managing Director of rail equipment manufacturer Mechan for 20 years, and having provided consultancy services for the University of Huddersfield and several supply chain companies. He was also an active member of the Rail Supply Group SME and Export workstreams and helped establish the Rail Sector Deal SME Collaboration pilot scheme.
Simply turn up to this event. Registering to attend RSN is all you need to access this promising event.
The conference – held upstairs, above the main exhibition hall – begins at circa 10am and runs through until circa 3pm.
Exact timings will be published here in the conference timetable.
The speakers will be announced on this page and simultaneously by Rail Partners.
RIA is the voice of the UK rail supply community, helping to grow a sustainable, high-performing railway industry, and to export UK rail expertise and products. RIA has 400+ member companies across rail supply, including multi nationals and SMEs, covering a diverse range of products and services.
The Conference at RSN 2025 is not organised by Rolling Stock Networking and is organised by Railway Industry Association.
Rolling Stock Networking provides space to those third parties and each sub-event is entirely in the control of the respective organisers.
These complementary events in airline style seated format are expected to deliver a series of engaging programmes with a full programme of sub events during the day with speakers and topics focusing on the wider rail industry, its challenges and specifically in building a better railway.
“161 Brochures taken and 9 Zoom calls booked over 3 days next week – that is what I call networking!
“It has been an unbelievable event for me.”
– Martin Whitbread, the Orange Train Wash Company