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Heathrow, HS2, Homes: How Britain's Infrastructure Projects Will Fare Under Burnham

16 Jul Communities

Keir Starmer promised to ‘get Britain building again’ but leaves No 10 with many projects still on the drawing board. Noah Vickers reports on how Andy Burnham might pick up the pace

13 Jul Transport

London Labour MPs Hopeful Burnham Will Cancel Heathrow Expansion

15 Apr Transport

How A Secret Government Report Delayed Leeds' Long-Awaited Trams

08 Apr Transport

Leeds Tram Plan Was Working To "Unrealistic Milestones", Secret Government Report Warned

02 Apr Economy

Rail And Bus Fares Should Be Cut To Protect Public From Iran Petrol Spike, Says Ed Davey

22 Dec 2025 Economy

"Economy Begins At Home": David Cameron's Attempt To Do Away With Government Cars

20 Dec 2025 Transport

Rachel Reeves' Road Pricing Balancing Act

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23 Jul Transport

Stop arguing over accounting and call this bus fare cap what it is – a huge policy win

Getting cybersecurity on track: How to protect rail in the transition to Great British Railways

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14 Jul Transport

Getting cybersecurity on track: How to protect rail in the transition to Great British Railways

Operational national infrastructure systems: maintain, repair, refurbish, renew versus cost, value and investment

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04 Jun Economy

Operational national infrastructure systems: maintain, repair, refurbish, renew versus cost, value and investment

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16 Jul Communities

Heathrow, HS2, Homes: How Britain's Infrastructure Projects Will Fare Under Burnham

Keir Starmer promised to ‘get Britain building again’ but leaves No 10 with many projects still on the drawing board. Noah Vickers reports on how Andy Burnham might pick up the pace

16 Dec 2025 Economy

RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey: "Here's The Thing – Strikes Are Effective"

RMT union general secretary Eddie Dempsey talks to Sienna Rodgers about the potential for disputes under Great British Railways, the value of ‘militant strike action’, and why he won’t be leaving his council home

27 Sep 2025 Political parties

The Mick Whelan Interview: Strikes, Starmer And "The Lunatic In The White House"

Mick Whelan, outgoing general secretary of Aslef and chair of Labour Unions, talks to Sienna Rodgers about the state of the Labour Party, its future leadership and being ‘terrified’ of retirement

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16 Nov 2021 Transport

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.

12 Nov 2021 Transport

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.

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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09 Nov 2021 Transport

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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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.

03 Nov 2021 Transport

Driving the change we need to achieve net-zero

Meeting our legally binding net-zero target by 2050 requires an ambitious shift to low carbon transport solutions. The government must be open about the scale of change required, and how it will be paid for.

29 Oct 2021 Environment

Everything You Need To Know About The COP26 Climate Summit

The COP26 climate summit has been billed as the last chance for global leaders make vital changes to tackle climate change and rising temperatures.

Here's what you need to know before the event kicks off in Glasgow on Sunday.

29 Oct 2021 Transport

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.

27 Oct 2021 Economy

Green Campaigners Criticise Cuts To Domestic Flight Duty As UK Makes Environmental Pledges

Rishi Sunak's decision to cut Air Passenger Duty (APD) on UK domestic flights to make tickets cheaper has been criticised by green campaigners for misjudging the scale of the climate crisis.

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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.

27 Oct 2021 Economy

All The Key Announcements From Rishi Sunak's 2021 Autumn Budget

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his Autumn Budget with major announcements on Universal Credit, Alcohol Duty and Business rates. Here are all the major policies announced in his £150bn spending rise.

27 Oct 2021 Transport

DVLA Is Facing A Backlog Of 30,000 HGV And Bus License Applications Amid Major Driver Shortage

The UK's main driver licensing body say there are still almost 30,000 outstanding applications for HGV and bus licenses, while the country is facing a serious driver shortage.

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23 Oct 2021 Transport

RIA responds to funding announcement for the North and Midlands

22 Oct 2021 Brexit

Truck Stop: an EU lorry driver's view of the haulage crisis

As British people walk among empty supermarket shelves, they could be forgiven for being concerned about Christmas. When the government deploys the army and desperately tries to import thousands of foreign temporary workers, the promised post-Brexit “sunlit uplands” seem rather distant. The most acute shortage is that of lorry drivers.

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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

19 Oct 2021 Coronavirus

Backlogs At UK Ports Could Last Well Into Next Year And Ruin Choice In Shops

Chaos caused by severe blockages at Felixstowe Port last week may have begun to subside slightly, but industry figures are warning that delayed shipments and reduced consumer choice could still last well into next year.

Mobile UK’s landmark report highlights how 5G will be key to reaching net zero ahead of COP26

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19 Oct 2021 Environment

Mobile UK’s landmark report highlights how 5G will be key to reaching net zero ahead of COP26

5G technology must be recognised as an accelerator on the road to net zero.

15 Oct 2021 Coronavirus

Grant Shapps Says "Very, Very Few" Foreign Lorry Drivers Have Taken Up UK Visas

Just "dozens" of overseas lorry drivers have joined the UK fleet since the government opened its emergency visa scheme, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said.

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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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