New UK government hears from rail industry
Rail reform is at the heart of the new UK Government. With the general election in the UK two weeks ago, and the Labour Party taking over in…
UK government urged to turn words into action
The UK railway industry has expressed high hopes for change in the legislative regime, commensurate with the new government elected last week. The supply chain, represented by the…
UK RIA responds to election manifestos
The UK Railway Industry Association has not been standing back from the political platform edge. The RIA has spoken up again, as Britain moves into the end game…
Vote for rail says UK industry association
The Railway Industry Association, which champions a dynamic rail supply sector in the UK, has entered the political fray. The RIA has called upon the next Government to…
Eleventh hour reprieve for Alstom at Derby?
Litchurch Lane. It’s an address that is synonymous with UK train manufacturing. However, the famous railway works in the city of Derby are facing ultimate closure. The order…
UK train factories at risk of closure
With manufacturing jobs threatened and train factories at risk of closure, there have been calls for the UK government to make immediate decisions on the building and upgrading…
UK gets new rolling stock orders but manufacturing is still boom and bust
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the rail supply community, has welcomed two recent tenders for rolling stock; up to 70 new or refurbished multiple units…
UK rail passenger numbers on a record post-Covid high
Passenger numbers on Britain’s railways have approached and exceeded levels seen before the pandemic. Despite significantly changed passenger behaviour, with much less peak hours commuting, the railways are…
UK rail passengers now over 100 per cent of pre-Covid levels
New government statistics have revealed that rail passengers numbers have passed a major milestone. The Department for Transport in London says that the recovery to levels before the…
Enough delay, where is the UK Rail Network Enhancement Programme?
Tired of waiting, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has published its own Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) update. The document, which the UK government claimed it would publish…
UK railway industry calls on Government to reduce uncertainty
The Railway Industry Association, which represents the supply chain the UK, has kept up the pressure on the reshuffled Conservative party administration in the UK government. The RIA…
Great British Railways must be ambitious, says association
Great British Railways (GBR), the new overarching management body in the UK, must be ambitious for the future of rail. That is the message from the Railway Industry…
‘UK-Australia trade deal big opportunity for rail’
Rail industry sources have reacted positively to the abolition of export tariffs between the UK and Australia. The word from Westminster is that there is opportunity for a…