Decarbonisation progress is good says RIA Scotland
RIA Scotland, the national branch of the rail supply industry representative body, has welcomed progress on Scotland’s rail decarbonisation plan. The message follows on from…
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…
Freight on agenda for Scottish transport secretary
Cross-border connectivity, capacity, and light goods sent by rail were all subjects for debate with Michael Matheson, the transport secretary at the Scottish government. The…
UK rail freight responds to Spending Review
UK chancellor Rishi Sunak promised that rail will feature in the pandemic recovery programme. He said this in the Autumn Spending Review to the British…
Will UK rail freight sector be diesel free before 2050?
The UK rail freight sector will be diesel free before 2050. That is the headline from the Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy, published by Network Rail…
Sparks fly as UK freight leaders unite on decarbonisation
Major representative bodies and stakeholders are today seeking progress on a national initiative to make the railways net-zero carbon by 2050, in line with the…
Rolling electrification needed to decarbonise UK’s railway by 2040
A consortium of business interests from around the UK has called on the UK government to immediately start a programme of rolling electrification to help…