Operational Planning Masterclass | Chartered Institution of Railway Operators

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Date(s) - 21 November 2025 - 23 November 2025
All Day

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Introducing the specific tasks of operational planning, this course illustrates how the timetable is fundamental to a railway business, generating revenue and influencing costs. The programme will cover the following principles of Operational Planning in the business context:

  • The railway as a system, and the consequent need for planning
  • How the timetable underpins the business – generating revenue, minimising costs
  • Tools and techniques for compiling and implementing the operational plan
  • The processes that take the timetable from specification to successful implementation
  • Capacity – what is it, where it comes from and where it goes
  • The Operator’s role in business case development and project appraisal
Course title: Operational Planning Masterclass
Course date: 21st-23rd November 2025 – Friday PM to Sunday PM.
Course location: Manchester.

To read more about the course and make your application, please visit the course page or the CIRO learning brochure.

If you have any questions, please contact learnserve@railwayoperators.co.uk.