Ben Phyland
Acting Chief Executive Officer - Rolling Stock Development
Department of Transport VIC
Conference Day One: Thursday, 10 October 2019
Thursday, October 10th, 2019
12:00 PM INTER-STATE RAIL LEADERS PANEL: Preparing the Market: Exploring Future Requirements and Opportunities for the Rolling Stock Industry up to 2030
The horizons for efficiency in travel are broadening and there is a lot to look forward to in the rail space – Particularly rolling stock. This panel will host leaders from different states exploring the opportunities, innovations and preparations to look forward to including future rail infrastructure plans and rolling stock requirements.
- Developing a comprehensive and collaborative market led strategy for future rolling stock
- Discussing opportunities and strategies to generate improvements in value for money for future rolling stock procurement
- What will fully automated rolling stock and digital transformations look like?
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2:20 PM CASE STUDY: Understanding the Network that we have Today and How to Achieve the Best Outcomes for the Future through Strategic Rolling Stock Investment
Taking a whole-of-Government approach to the network, Ben Phyland explores what we can do with rolling stock to improve local workforces and introduce successfully proven technologies into Australia. He will also explore the importance and strategies behind retrofitting trains and trams effectively into local networks to reduce the financial impact of infrastructure upgrades and other costs may not have been budgeted initially.
- ‘Interactive design phase’: Creating a skilled local workforce and being confident in the ability of your provider through strategic investment and procurement strategies
- Exploring continuity in supply chain through a whole of network approach
- Strategies in practice with Victoria’s new trams, trains (diesel and electric) and new high capacity metro trains (HCMTs)