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29 Dec 2021 Transport

It’s now 800 days since the RNEP rail enhancements list was last published

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17 Dec 2021 Foreign affairs

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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30 Nov 2021 Transport

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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26 Nov 2021 Transport

RIA responds to the Union Connectivity Review

10 Nov 2021 Transport

Cutting red tape for train firms will help decarbonise our railways

Great herds of world leaders, climate change activists and media crews are all converging on Glasgow at the COP26 climate summit, like one of nature’s great animal migrations, to try to save the planet. There will be lofty speeches, lots of scrutiny of who emits the most carbon on their trip, and a fair bit of finger-pointing at people who don’t practice what they preach – or are full of hot air.

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10 Nov 2021 Environment

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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05 Nov 2021 Transport

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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04 Nov 2021 Transport

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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04 Nov 2021 Transport

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

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04 Nov 2021 Environment

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.

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27 Oct 2021 Economy

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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23 Oct 2021 Transport

RIA responds to funding announcement for the North and Midlands

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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

12 Oct 2021 Transport

It’s time to give the Midlands Rail Hub the green light

Transport infrastructure investment will deliver many benefits for communities which aren’t just economic – better transport brings improved social mobility, a cleaner environment and healthier people.

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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

24 May 2021 Coronavirus

Great British Railways: mind the gap between reforms and costs

The government’s long-overdue strategy to improve the railways - dubbed Great British Railways: The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail – seeks to put the customer first with a mix of the best of public and private business models.

25 Mar 2021 Environment

The inevitability of HS2 does not mean it is a British success story

There are many arguments which have been presented against HS2: is cost, its damage to the environment, its inability to connect effectively to the rest of the transport network, and whether – in the light of Covid and changing work patterns – it is needed at all.

25 Mar 2021 Transport

Our rail network is decades behind target in providing access to disabled people

The Inclusive Transport Strategy must remove barriers which prevent many disabled people from travelling to work using affordable public transport.

08 Mar 2021 Social affairs

Transport Industry Told To Tackle "Macho Culture" As 70% Of Women Report Discriminatory Behaviour

A cross-party group of MPs have called on the government and transport industry leaders to crack down on "macho behaviours" in the sector.