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
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
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
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