UK Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline: update still awaited
The Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline, a commitment by the UK government to put forward an annually updated programme of works for the railway, is two and a half years past its last due date. The...Read more
Assurances sought over Great British Railways
The rail supply sector, represented by the Railway Industry Association, has set out what it calls five ‘tests’ for Great British Railways, the new overarching body, expected to take over the management of the railway...Read more
UK appoints new rail minister: Wendy Morton
The new rail minister for the UK is Wendy Morton, a member of parliament for Aldridge-Brownhills, a constituency in the West Midlands of England. Heaton-Harris has taken on the portfolio of minister of State for...Read more
Railway industry confidence returns in UK
The uncertainty of the pandemic left almost every sector of the UK economy in a state of uncertainty and gloom. However, new polling has revealed that confidence in the rail industry has returned to pre-2019...Read more
Railway industry publishes new report on the economic value of rail
A new report published by independent researchers Oxford Economics pictures the UK railway industry as a booming sector before the pandemic struck last year. Freight is highlighted as a major force behind growth in the...Read more
Long hot summer of uncertainty for UK rail industry
UK’s Rail Industry Association has called on the government in London to make some critical decisions before it takes its summer recess at the end of next week. It says the UK government has ten...Read more
Representative bodies call for UK rail electrification
Two of the most influential industry bodies in the UK have led a call for rail electrification in the UK. As part of a joint study, informed by research conducted by the Railway Industry Association,...Read moreNew UK manifesto for rail: put your rail ambitions on the agenda
The Railway Industry Association, the voice of the UK rail supply community, has published five manifestos ahead of the devolved national and regional elections taking place next month in parts of the UK. The documents...Read more
New freeports, more funds and infrastructure in the UK
Eight new freeports have been announced for the UK, reaching from Liverpool to Felixstowe, and inland at East Midlands Airport, adjacent to the rail facilities of the East Midlands Gateway logistics park. The UK Chancellor...Read more
UK Rail industry refutes Christmas works postponement stories
The Railway Industry Association, the trade body for UK rail suppliers, has hit back at recent reports that essential upgrades to the railways over Christmas should not go ahead. The RIA has reacted to comments...Read more