Topic: RIA

Engineers at work in the nighttime on the installation of electrification equipment

UK industry gives cautious welcome for electrification reports

The Railway Industry Association, which represents the supply chain in the sector, has welcomed the UK parliamentary Transport Committee’s new report, Fuelling the future: motive power and connectivity. The RIA has also given an endorsement...Read more

15-03-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

High Speed Train passes intermodal at Blackford in the Scootish highlands

Scottish rail supply sector commits to apprentice target

Companies within the Scottish rail industry supply chain have committed to recruiting five per cent of their workforce as apprentices, providing the right government support is in place. The challenge has been laid down by...Read more

20-01-2023|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

New UK Transport Secretary: You’ve got mail

With national events overtaking the cabinet reshuffle, the new UK transport secretary has still to have an appointed rail minister join her team at the Department for Transport. However, Anne-Marie Trevelyan is already a week...Read more

13-09-2022|2 comments|author: Simon Walton

Great British Railways launches wide-ranging consultation

The transition team responsible for creating Great British Railways, the new public body that will run and plan the rail network in the UK, has launched an eight week call for evidence to support its...Read more

15-12-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton