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21 Oct 2021 Transport

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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19 Oct 2021 Environment

Rail industry responds to Net Zero Strategy

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19 Oct 2021 Economy

Spending Review: Unleash potential of the railways to help build back better

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14 Oct 2021 Environment

RIA: The UK is electrifying its railway at less than half the rate needed to decarbonise by 2050

New data has been published from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) showing that the UK is not electrifying its railways quick enough to meet Net Zero by 2050.

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08 Oct 2021 Economy

Munir Patel appointed Chair of RIA Exports Leadership Group

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the national trade body for the rail supply community, has this week launched a new RIA Exports Leadership Group (RELG), with Xrail Group LTD, CEO Munir Patel appointed as its Chair, and Arup UKIMEA & Global High Speed Rail Leader, Andrew Went, as Vice-Chair.

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24 Sep 2021 Transport

UKRRIN launches new Technology and Innovation Hub in Doncaster

The UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), the £92 million partnership between academia and industry, has launched a new Technology and Innovation Hub at Unipart Rail’s Headquarters in Doncaster.

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21 Sep 2021 Transport

Lucy Prior appointed Chair of RIA’s SME Group

Lucy Prior, Business Engagement Director at 3Squared, has been appointed Chair of the Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) SME Group.

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16 Sep 2021 Transport

Railway industry publishes new report on the economic value of rail

A new economic report published by independent researchers Oxford Economics shows a UK railway industry powering ahead before the pandemic struck last year.

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13 Sep 2021 Transport

RIA welcomes anniversary of construction beginning on HS2, with 20,000 jobs created

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10 Sep 2021 Transport

Railtex / Infrarail: a vibrant UK rail sector back out in force

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has highlighted the importance of the railways to the UK at a major in-person tradeshow.

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12 Aug 2021 Transport

Over 3,500 attendees join RIA events on Rail SPEED

Over 3,500 people have joined the Rail SPEED webinars organised by the Railway Industry Association (RIA) in partnership with the Department for Transport (DfT) and Network Rail, since the first conference was opened with a message from Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP in February 2021.

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23 Jul 2021 Transport

RIA: railway industry now faces a ‘summer of uncertainty’

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21 Jul 2021 Transport

Rail industry urges export support for SMEs to continue

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20 Jul 2021 Transport

RIA’s HS2 Meet the Bidder supports over 100 supplier meetings

Encouraging a modal shift to rail is vital to meeting Net-Zero targets

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14 Jul 2021 Transport

Encouraging a modal shift to rail is vital to meeting Net-Zero targets

If the Government wants people to make greener travel choices it must make use of the levers it has at its disposal to motivate public action.

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12 Jul 2021 Transport

RIA: Government has 10 Days to avoid a ‘Summer of Uncertainty’ for the railway industry

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07 Jul 2021 Transport

Railway industry welcomes Public Accounts Committee support for rail decarbonisation

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23 Jun 2021 Transport

Rail industry calls for hydrogen train fleet commitment in upcoming strategy

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17 Jun 2021 Transport

Rail Industry welcomes new Infrastructure Bank

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15 Jun 2021 Transport

Rail Industry welcomes agreement on Australia-UK Free Trade Deal

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11 Jun 2021 Transport

G7: UK can show international leadership by taking decisions on railway decarbonisation this year

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01 Jun 2021 Transport

Railway industry responds to Transport for London funding deal

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26 May 2021 Transport

Rail industry responds to Government announcement on Trans Pennine route investment

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24 May 2021 Transport

RIA launches HS2 ‘Meet the Bidder’ Sessions over June 2021