1. The Rail Safety Summit  2015 GILES THOMAS Rail Systems Director, HS2

2. Opportunities & challenges facing HS2 design and delivery Giles Thomas Railway Systems Director HS2 Ltd Rail Safety Summit 30 April 2015 www.gov.uk/hs2

3. “ Imagine an advanced high-speed rail network that connects more people quickly reliably and more pleasurably than ever before in the UK.”

4. PEOPLEPLACETIME

6. Observed trends in UK climate “Central England Temperature has increased by about 1°C since the 1970s.” “Sea level around the UK has risen by about 1mm/yr in the 20 th century; the rate of rise in the 1990s and 2000s has been higher than this.” UK Climate Projections (UKCP09)

7. Design for passenger and operational needs

8. LOW NOISE PANTOGRAPH PANTOGRAPH SCREENS INTER-CAR SEALS AERODYNAMIC NOSE BOGIE SHROUDS SPOILER Health and safety

12. Innovation

13. Applying technology to future maintenance

14. Thank you www.gov.uk/hs2

15. The Rail Safety Summit  2015 RAIL SAFETY SUMMIT 2015

16. The Rail Safety Summit  2015 Q&A