Railway Industry Association news – Page 3
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Rail Business UKExports strategy highlights infrastructure opportunities and tradeshow programme
UK: The government’s exports strategy published on November 17 highlights British infrastructure expertise and includes a ‘bigger and better targeted’ programme to support SMEs in attending overseas trade exhibitions such as InnoTrans. The strategy includes an Infrastructure Exports:UK initiative to bring together government and industry in ...
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Rail Business UKRail supply industry confidence returns to 2019 levels
UK: Confidence in the rail supply industry has returned to pre-2019 levels according to the Railway Industry Association, which commissioned Savanta to undertake a survey of 265 rail industry leaders during October. This found that: optimism about the supply industry has returned to 2019 levels ...
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Rail Business UKUK rail exports leadership group launched
UK: The Railway Industry Association has launched a RIA Exports Leadership Group, bringing together senior figures from UK-based rail supply companies to share their experiences of exporting goods and services and to offer advice and support. ‘It is particularly important at this time that ...
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Rail Business UKRailway Industry Association to launch regional offering
UK: The Railway Industry Association is to develop a Nations & Regions network to enhance its activities outside London. The six areas will cover Scotland, Wales & Western, Northern Ireland, North, Midlands & Eastern and London & South. Rail businesses will be able to draw on ...
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Rail Business UKReforms must address rail skills shortfall, says NSAR Chair
UK: The rail sector will need to recruit 34 000 additional staff by 2025 ‘to match the changing skills agenda’, according to HS1 Ltd Chief Executive Dyan Crowther, who is also the current Chair of the National Skills Academy for Rail. Attracting a broader ...
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Rail Business UKRIA seeks commitments on future rail spending
UK: ‘I am very, very positive about the future’, insisted Railway Industry Association Chief Executive Darren Caplan, speaking at the opening of the association’s new offices in Westminster on September 2. While the UK rail sector had been severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, Caplan suggested ...
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Rail Business UKMinister opens RIA’s Westminster hub
The Railway Industry Association’s new offices in Westminster were formally opened by Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris on September 2.
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Rail Business UKTransport for London joins project reference scheme
UK: Transport for London has joined the Rail Supply Group’s export reference scheme which provides simplified project references for suppliers who are seeking to sell their products or services overseas. Network Rail and HS2 Ltd already participate. ‘At the Rail Supply Group we’ve been working closely ...
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Rail Business UKTrade fair support is essential for meeting rail export targets, says RIA
UK: The Railway Industry Association has called on the Department for International Trade to continue assisting small businesses with attending overseas industry events, following the cancellation of the Tradeshow Access Programme which provides grants to SMEs exhibiting at trade fairs including InnoTrans, AusRail and Trako. RIA ...
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Rail Business UKIndustry welcomes electrification and modal shift commitments in transport decarbonisation plan
UK: Commitments to electrification, network expansion and modal shift are included in the Decarbonising transport: a better, greener Britain plan published by the government on July 14, along with the selective deployment of hydrogen and battery trains. ‘Transport decarbonisation is a dull way of describing something ...
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Rail Business UKRIA calls for hydrogen train commitment to make the UK a world leader
UK: Calling on the government to commit to placing orders for hydrogen trains, the Railway Industry Association has published a briefing document highlighting the role that hydrogen could play on the rail network. RIA says hydrogen trains could support further decarbonisation of an already low carbon ...
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Rail Business UKAustralian free trade agreement offers export opportunities for UK rail suppliers
UK: The signing of an agreement in principle paving the way for a free trade agreement with Australia has been welcomed by the Railway Industry Association and a number of its members ‘The UK has long had a close relationship with the Australian railway sector, and ...
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Rail Business UKRail industry responds to reform and HS2 plans in the Queen’s Speech
UK: Rail industry bodies have responded to the Queen’s Speech at the state opening of parliament on May 11, in which the Queen set out the government’s plans to invest in infrastructure, ‘transform connectivity by rail and bus’, and ‘invest in new green industries to create ...
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Rail Business UKElectrification programme needed to meet Net Zero legal commitments
UK: Emphasising the need to meet the government’s legally binding Net Zero commitments, 17 rail business, industry and campaign groups have issued an open letter to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps calling for a comprehensive programme of railway electrification to begin as soon as possible. The letter was ...
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Rail Business UKRIA issues regional rail industry ‘manifestos’ ahead of elections
UK: The Railway Industry Association has published five manifestos setting out its ‘key asks’ ahead of the devolved and regional elections taking place next month. The recommendations for each region are: London establish long-term multi-year financial settlements for Transport for London in order to provide ...
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail to reduce third-party works fees
UK: Network Rail is to reduce the risk fees applied to third-party work from April 1, in a move which the Railway Industry Association said would open up the opportunity for more organisations to work near railway lines. In an effort to encourage outside investment, Network Rail ...
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Rail Business UKUK rail industry’s virtual trade mission targets Canada
UK: The Railway Industry Association and the Department for International Trade are partnering to launch their first virtual trade mission, which will see delegates participating in a programme of activities with key players from across the Canadian rail sector from February 1 to 12 2021. ...
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Rail Business UKRIA and Women In Rail launch pan-industry equality charter
UK: A pan-industry agreement to champion diversity, equality and inclusion across the rail sector has been launched by the Railway Industry Association and Women In Rail.
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Rail Business UKRIA calls for a national rolling stock summit and clarity on the future
UK: The Railway Industry Association has published its submission to the government’s spending review, in which it calls for: immediate publication of the Williams Review and the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline, to give certainty to the industry on structure and infrastructure plans; a rolling stock summit, ...
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Rail Business UKUnlocking Innovation webinars to look at routes to zero carbon rail
UK: Routes to Zero Carbon Rail is the theme of the Railway Industry Association’s next Unlocking Innovation webinar series, which is being held in partnership with RSSB. The 90 min events, which are open to all, will be held at 14.00 each day from October 19 to ...
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