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RIA welcome 90 per cent milestone on passenger numbers
RIA have welcomed the latest rail travel statistics released by the DfT which show passenger numbers approaching their highest levels since March 2020.
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Railway Industry Association (RIA)
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is the voice of the UK rail supply community. RIA helps to grow a sustainable, high-performing, railway supply industry, and to export UK rail expertise and products. RIA has 300+ companies in membership across the whole of railway supply, covering a diverse range of products and services and including both multi-national companies and SMEs.
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Elizabeth line commences service
The Elizabeth line has started running between Paddington and Abbey Wood, marking the most significant addition to London’s transport network for decades.
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RIA welcome Transport Bill announcement
While the RIA has welcomed railway improvement plans announced in the Queen’s Speech, they have questioned the omission of Great British Railways.
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RIA launch Self-Assessment Tool to assess innovation readiness levels
The new RIA Self-Assessment Tool will ask users a series of questions to determine their innovation readiness.
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RIA publish a new rail innovation strategy
The RIA have published a new rail innovation strategy that calls for the sector to overcome barriers to innovation ahead of the transition to Great British Railways.
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RIA Northern Ireland publish rail manifesto ahead of assembly elections
The RIA Northern Ireland have published a manifesto that sets out four key recommendations for rail, ahead of the country’s assembly elections.
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RIA warn 900 days of no RNEP is causing uncertainty with projects
The RIA has called for the DfT to publish the RNEP, which has not been updated in 900 days despite the government committing to annually update it.
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Rail supply sector to meet at Railtex/Infrarail 2022
The much-anticipated spring edition of Railtex/Infrarail will take place from 10-12 May 2022 at Olympia London, bringing the entire rail supply sector together.
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Railway industry welcomes 80 per cent milestone on passenger numbers
The RIA have welcomed positive statistics from the DfT that show national rail passengers reached 80 per cent of pre pandemic levels on 18 March 2022.
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RIA publish review into UK Government’s rail decarbonisation progress
The RIA review looks at the progress of 12 key recommendations made on how the UK can reduce its dependence on diesel-only trains.
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RIA welcome announcement of £1.7 billion UK-Turkey rail deal
The deal for the construction of a 503km high-speed electric railway in Turkey has been welcomed by RIA, who supported the deal by working with ERG International UK.
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RIA sets out five ‘tests’ for Great British Railways
The five 'tests' set out by RIA will help to ensure that the establishment of the new Great British Railways structure is a success.
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Date of ScotRail services transition to public ownership confirmed
The transition will take place on 1 April 2022, with elected members and rail unions invited to take part in a national conversation regarding the future of rail services.
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Bill for next phase of Britain’s HS2 handed to Parliament
Passengers across the North West of England are one step closer to faster, greener and more reliable train services as the Bill for the next phase of HS2 is handed to Parliament.
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Report finds ECDP sets path for major schemes under the new GBR
A Railway Industry Association (RIA) report has highlighted how Britain's East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) should lead the way for a national digital signalling programme and other major schemes.