The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has today set out six key priorities for the future of rail, which it is urging new Prime Minister Liz Truss to adopt. Taken together, these priorities would boost economic growth and levelling up, create jobs and facilitate the UK’s journey towards Net Zero.

The Government and Transport for London (TfL) have announced a longer-term 20-month funding settlement until March 2024, allowing TfL to commit £3.6bn to capital investment over the period.

Where should the headquarters of Britain’s railways be? What city should serve as the beating heart of our national public transport network? That’s the challenge Grant Shapps laid down earlier this year.

Figures published by the DfT on Wednesday 27 July show that passenger numbers are now closing in on pre-pandemic levels. Between 6-17 July, passenger numbers hit 90-93% of pre-Covid levels every single day of the week. This mirrors figures from June which showed 90-93% of pre-Covid levels every single day between 10-20 June.

Transport worker strikes are back with us this year after a period of relative calm. There is pent up anger among many workers caused by a combination of Brexit, Covid and inflation heading above 10 per cent.

Responding to the UK parliamentary Transport Select Committee report that the Government should revisit the Integrated Rail Plan for the North & Midlands, RIA North Chair Justin Moss said:

It has now been 1,000 days since the DfT’s RNEP – the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) showing the status of rail enhancement schemes at different stages of development – was last published. This is despite the Government promising to update it annually. The initial RNEP was published on 21 October 2019, with the 1,000 day milestone passed on Sunday 17 July this year.

The Go-Ahead Group is pleased to announce that, following discussions over a number of months, a new agreement has been reached between the Norwegian Railway Directorate and Go-Ahead Norway A/S, regarding the structure of its rail contract.

On 15 June, Railway Industry Association hosted its latest Unlocking Innovation event, covering all things to do with passenger railways at University College London’s PEARL (Person Environment Activity Research Laboratory), one of UKCRIC’s laboratories that is based in Dagenham.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said he would join talks with union leaders if he thought there was “even a one in a million chance” his presence would aid negotiations.

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the rail supply community, has urged the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) to be ambitious about the future of the railways, following the launch of a consultation on upcoming legislation.

RIA Scotland, the voice of the Scottish rail supply community, has welcomed progress on Scotland's rail decarbonisation plan.

On the day that the Elizabeth line opens, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has welcomed it as a "bold" project which will boost rail's future and drive economic growth for the entire country.

RIA Scotland, the voice of the Scottish rail supply community, has announced a new Chair, Meirion Thomas of Arcadis, and Vice Chair, Campbell Braid of Siemens, to set the strategic direction of the group.

The Railway Industry Association, the voice of the UK rail supply community, has welcomed the Transport Bill announced in the Queen's Speech, which includes plans to "improve" the railway industry.

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).

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) Northern Ireland has published its manifesto for rail ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections in May