Operational Planning Masterclass

Funding:

Stakeholder Management is not eligible for Apprentice levy funding.

Who is it for:

This course will demonstrate different Organisational Models, how UK has become familiar with

the franchise model but this is (a) not universal and (b) still evolving.

Requirements for Study:

No specific requirements.

How does it work?

This course delivered face to face, take a day
each and can be bought separately or together
in pairs/series. Principles of the subject are
introduced and case studies used in a group
setting to share learning and optimise reactions
and decision making.

For more information or to register your interest, please email learnserve@railwayoperators.co.uk

Course contents include:

Geography – function – product – market

• Horizontal / Vertical / Both
• Commercial or Social Railway
• Political Orientation
• Nationalised – within that hierarchical and matrix.
• Geographical / functional. Depends on size
• The social railway v commercial railway
• Political or non-political?

Access and Barriers to Access

• Opportunity v incentive v constraints v regulation v
• Why regulation?
• European Directives:
  • 91/440 (Ireland)
  • Three Railway Packages

Thoughts so far?

UK system:

• Specification + Incentives
• Who’s involved? Relationships
• Funders and Specifiers
• Network Rail HLOS / SoFA
• Role of DfT and ORR
• Minimum service levels,
• Premiums / subsidies
• Licences
• Access charges (track / fleet / station / depot)
• Knowing your costs:
• Projecting revenue
• Investment (and length of franchise

Who pays for what?

• What are we paying for?
• What controls are in place?

Investments:

• Sources of funding
• Network Rail as a CLG > reclassification
• Private Public Partnerships
• Private Finance Initiatives
• External Funding. Debt capital / equity capital

Conditions of Running a Train Company

Implementing a Franchise