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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.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry responds to 'stopgap' TfL funding agreement
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the trade body for the UK rail supply community, has responded to the news that a funding extension has been confirmed for Transport for London until February 2022.
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA welcomes GBR 'Whole Industry Strategic Plan' call for evidence
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to northern Transport Decarbonisation Strategy
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
New survey shows increasing confidence in rail as an innovative sector, but more to be done
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published the results of a new survey, finding increasing confidence amongst rail professionals that the industry is innovative.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry welcomes Louise Haigh MP as new Shadow Transport Secretary
The Railway Industry Association, the voice of the UK rail supply community, has welcomed Louise Haigh MP as the new Shadow Secretary of State for Transport.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the Union Connectivity Review
Grant Shapps Denies Rail Promises To The North Have Been Watered Down Despite Backlash
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Grant Shapps Denies Rail Promises To The North Have Been Watered Down Despite Backlash
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has insisted that promises made over new rail connections in the north of England are "absolutely being fulfilled", despite scrapping new high speed lines.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry responds to 'piecemeal' Integrated Rail Plan
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the national trade body representing over 300 rail companies, has responded to the Integrated Rail Plan for the North & Midlands published today.
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Economy
RIA welcomes Exports Strategy and new Tradeshow Programme
The Government has today published a new Exports Strategy which includes the launch of a new Tradeshow Programme to support SMEs in attending overseas trade exhibitions.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Ahead of Integrated Rail Plan publication, new report highlights supply chain capability delivering major rail projects
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has published a new report highlighting the capabilities of the supply chain to deliver major projects on the railways, ahead of the publication of the Integrated Rail Plan likely later this week.
We can make levelling up a reality by delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail in full
Transport
By Kevin Hollinrake MP
We can make levelling up a reality by delivering Northern Powerhouse Rail in full
“It has sometimes been observed that what leaders do for their people today is government and politics,” the Queen said recently. “But what they do for the people of tomorrow - that is statesmanship.” The Queen was speaking about COP26, but the insight runs much deeper.
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Environment
By Railway Industry Association
Zero carbon trains at COP26 show UK green transport capability
On Transport Day at COP26, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has highlighted the capability of the UK rail industry to deliver a green railway system for passengers, as two net zero trains welcome political and industry leaders in Glasgow.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA statement on digital signalling
On the day the ORR market study on the supply of signalling systems was published, David Clarke, Technical Director at the Railway Industry Association (RIA), said:
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail EDI Charter celebrates one year since launch, with over 170 organisations now signed up
Today the rail Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Charter, led jointly by Women in Rail and the Railway Industry Association (RIA), celebrated its first year of bringing organisations together to build a more balanced and higher performing sector.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA launches new Rail TV Show to showcase supply sector
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has launched a new initiative to showcase the work of rail suppliers, RIA Rail TV.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail Industry Health Checker: Rail Sector Confidence returns to 2019 Levels
New polling has revealed that confidence in the rail industry has returned to pre-2019 levels, in a positive sign of growing optimism about the future.
UK rail can help spur the country’s future economy Partner content
Environment
By Railway Industry Association
UK rail can help spur the country’s future economy
Rail is central to the UK's economic ambitions, but the Government needs to give the industry more visibility and certainty of its plans.
Sunak’s Budget was a crash landing for any hope of making transport greener and cheaper for working people
Transport
By Jim McMahon MP
Sunak’s Budget was a crash landing for any hope of making transport greener and cheaper for working people
Just four days before COP26 starts, the Budget was a crash landing for any hopes this government would make transport greener, cheaper and more geared towards the people who rely on it.
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Economy
By Railway Industry Association
Railway industry: Autumn Budget and Spending Review - missed opportunity to unleash potential of rail
The Government has today published the Autumn Budget and Spending Review, setting out its investment plans for the coming three years.
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to funding announcement for the North and Midlands
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Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA asks Government to publish Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline urgently, as two year milestone is passed
It is now exactly two years since the Government last published its Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP), the list of around £9bn of improvements to the railways.
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Environment
By Railway Industry Association
Rail industry responds to Net Zero Strategy