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RIA launches innovation Self-Assessment Tool to support businesses to get new products into rail Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA launches innovation Self-Assessment Tool to support businesses to get new products into rail
Partner content
Transport
“Don’t let good ideas fall at the last hurdle” - RIA publishes rail innovation strategy
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), which represents over 300 UK businesses, has today published a new rail innovation strategy calling for the sector to be more radical and overcome barriers to innovation, ahead of the transition to Great British Railways (GBR).
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
900 days of no RNEP: Delays to vital rail plan causing uncertainty to projects, warns industry
Today, 8 April, marks 900 days since the Government last published its plan of projects to improve the UK’s railways, leaving the industry in the dark about upcoming rail upgrades, according to the Railway Industry Association (RIA).
Railway industry welcomes 80% milestone on passenger numbers Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railway industry welcomes 80% milestone on passenger numbers
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has responded to the Department for Transport's (DfT) latest statistics on rail travel in Great Britain.
Transport Secretary Calls For 'Brazen' P&O Boss To Quit After Mass Sackings
Economy
Transport Secretary Calls For "Brazen" P&O Boss To Quit After Mass Sackings
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has urged the P&O boss Peter Hebblethwaite to consider his position as the scandal over the sacking of 800 workers continues to grow.
P&O Ferries cannot be allowed to show such a flagrant disrespect for our Parliament
Transport
By Darren Jones MP
P&O Ferries cannot be allowed to show such a flagrant disrespect for our Parliament
I have been in Parliament for coming up to half a decade. I have chaired the Business, Energy and Industrial Select Committee for over two years. I have never seen such a flagrant disrespect for our Parliament than during our emergency committee session with P&O Ferries today.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railway industry responds to Chancellor's Spring Statement
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented his Spring Statement to Parliament this afternoon (23 March 2022). The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has responded to his proposals.
Former Maritime Minister Calls For 'Criminal Sanctions' Against P&O After Mass-Sackings
Economy
Former Maritime Minister Calls For "Criminal Sanctions" Against P&O After Mass-Sackings
Nus Ghani, the Conservative former maritime minister has called for the "full weight of the law" to be used against ferry operator P&O after they sacked 800 staff last week.
Transport Minister Is 'Angry' Over 'Wholly Unacceptable' Sacking Of P&O Ferry Staff
Economy
Transport Minister Is "Angry" Over "Wholly Unacceptable" Sacking Of P&O Ferry Staff
Transport minister Robert Courts has criticised the "insensitive" approach taken by P&O after the leading ferry operator made 800 staff redundant today.
RIA welcomes £1.7bn UK-Turkey rail deal Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA welcomes £1.7bn UK-Turkey rail deal
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has welcomed the announcement of a £1.7 billion deal for the construction of a 503km high speed electric railway in Turkey, with funding guaranteed by UK Export Finance.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry responds to NIC Infrastructure Progress Review 2022
The National Infrastructure Commission has published a progress review of the Government's National Infrastructure Strategy, setting out what progress has been made and the priorities for the year, including in rail.
Franchising may be the key to saving our local bus services from cuts
Transport
By Dan Jarvis MP
Franchising may be the key to saving our local bus services from cuts
The 1980s were the bleakest of years for South Yorkshire, as our region was plunged into a spiral of decline and deindustrialisation in the aftermath of the Miners’ Strike. The year the strike ended, the Tory Government put in motion another seismic change.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA promotes positive outlook for UK rail, and celebrates bringing politicians closer to the rail supply industry
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, held a reception in Parliament yesterday (Thursday 24 February) and held the awards ceremony of its Rail Fellowship Programme Class of 2020-21 in the House of Commons Terrace. The Programme has seen MPs from across the UK, and of all political persuasions, visit rail businesses to see the work they do.
What do bus passengers want? Partner content
Transport
By Transport Focus
What do bus passengers want?
To boost bus patronage we must understand what matters most to passengers.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry responds to ministerial statement on ScotRail
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the rail supply community, has responded to the confirmation that ScotRail services will transfer into public ownership from 1 April 2022.
The legal pathway towards the introduction of automated vehicles Partner content
Economy
By Law Commission
The legal pathway towards the introduction of automated vehicles
With the correct legal framework in place, we can safely and responsibly introduce self-driving vehicles. Find out how.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry responds to Levelling-Up White Paper
Unlocking Innovation 2022 Programme launched! Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Unlocking Innovation 2022 Programme launched!
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has launched its 2022 Unlocking Innovation programme, with a range of events and activities throughout the year.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Government needs to urgently provide detail on rail upgrades and accelerate IRP delivery, say rail industry
In its submission to Parliament’s Transport Select Committee inquiry into the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), the Railway Industry Association (RIA):
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry thanks outgoing Transport Minister Graeme Dey MSP
RIA Scotland, the voice of the Scottish rail supply community, has thanked Transport Minister Graeme Dey MSP, who has stepped down today, for his work in rail.
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
East Coast Digital Programme sets path for major schemes under Great British Railways, new report finds
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the national trade body for the rail supply community, has published a new report saying the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) should lead the way for a national digital signalling programme and other major schemes.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
It’s now 800 days since the RNEP rail enhancements list was last published
Rail Industry welcomes new Transport Minister Wendy Morton MP; thanks outgoing Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris MP Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail Industry welcomes new Transport Minister Wendy Morton MP; thanks outgoing Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris MP
Wendy Morton MP has been appointed a Minister at the Department for Transport, following outgoing Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris MP being appointed Europe Minister.
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Foreign affairs
By Railway Industry Association
Rail Industry welcomes signing of Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the trade body for the UK rail supply community, has welcomed the signing of a trade agreement between Australia and the UK.