Topic: RIA

Aventra electric multiple unit at Alstom factory in Derby

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 of rolling stock. Leading the chorus has...Read more

18-09-2023|4 comments|author: Simon Walton

Chiltern Railways trains at London Marylebone

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 for passenger operator Chiltern Railways and a...Read more

14-08-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Scottish passenger train at platform with iconic Forth Bridge in background

Rail industry welcomes investment plans for Scotland

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has welcomed the Scottish government commitments to sustaining rail funding in their recent budget statement, made to parliament in Edinburgh earlier this month. The representative body also applauded the statement...Read more

19-12-2022|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

ETCS installation Denmark, image: Banedanmark

Six priorities for the new UK prime minister

The UK Railway Industry Association (RIA) has set out six key priorities for the future of rail, which it is urging new Conservative party leader and de facto prime minister Liz Truss to adopt. Taken...Read more

07-09-2022|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Vivarail train, former London Underground stock, on the Forth Bridge in Scotland

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 Association (RIA), making an early response to...Read more

15-06-2022|1 comment|author: Simon Walton