Annex A: Programme of visit to the Netherlands,
Germany and Switzerland, October 2012
Monday 15 October 2012
Train from St Pancras International to Brussels included
onboard briefing from Pierre Delande, Head of Public Affairs,
Eurostar
UTRECHT
- Briefing on current political
situation in the Netherlands by British Embassy staff
- Briefing by Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure
and the Environment
- Dinner with representatives from politics, the
business community and interest groups
Tuesday 16 October
- Presentations by Netherland
Railway (NS)and Prorail.
Train from Utrecht to Berlin
BERLIN
- Dinner discussion with members
of the German parliamentary transport committee
Wednesday 17 October
- Meeting with Deutsche Bahn
- Meeting with Veolia Verkehr
- Lunch with State Secretary, Transport and Environment,
Berlin Senate and DG Transport, Berlin City Government
- Meeting with federal State Secretary for Transport
and DG Rail, Federal Transport Ministry
Flight from Berlin to Munich
Thursday 18 October
MUNICH
- Meeting with Gunnar Heipp,
Head, Strategic Planning, MVG
- Meeting with Muenchner Verkehrs-Verbund (MVV
— the consortium that interfaces the different transport
companies with the city council and state government).
- Lunch with Andreas Barth, Pro Bahn (passenger
lobby group)
- Meeting with Siemens AG
Train from Munich to Bern
Friday 19 October
BERN
- Meeting with Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon
Railways
- Meeting with Federal Office of Transport
- Meeting with Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
- Meeting with Trasse Schweiz (independent Swiss
train-path allocation body)
Train from Bern to Basel and then flight back to
the UK.
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