The IEA is delighted to invite you to a panel discussion on the future of the railways in the UK including ownership, management, and structure.

RSVP by email or call 020 7799 8900.

The discussion will coincide with a new IEA paper on the possibility of abolishing Network Rail.

The paper’s author Richard Wellings (the IEA’s Head of Transport) will be on the panel and will be joined by:

• Martin Abrams, Public Transport Campaigner, Campaign for Better Transport


• Lilian Greenwood MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport


• Tony Lodge, Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) and author of “Rail’s Second Chance – putting competition back on track“

The event will be chaired by Professor D. R. Myddelton, author of “They Meant Well, Government Project Disasters” and former IEA Chairman.

A Paragon Initiative Event

This event is part of The Paragon Initiative, a five year programme which will provide a fundamental reassessment of what Government should – and shouldn’t – do. It will put every area of Government activity under the microscope and analyse the failure of current policies.

Read more about the initiative here.