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After the news on Tuesday 12 September, that the Government is working urgently with train manufacturer Alstom to secure the jobs of its staff and suppliers in its Derby factory, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has reiterated its concern...

Stephen Morgan, MP for Portsmouth South, has been named Shadow Minister of State for Rail following Keir Starmer’s reshuffle of the Shadow Cabinet this week. He replaces Tan Dhesi who is now Shadow Exchequer Secretary in the Shadow Treasure...

Scotland's Minister for Transport has announced the appointment of a new non-executive director to the Board of Scottish Rail Holdings Limited, the Scottish Government company that owns ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper. Brian Baverstock has accepted an offer for the post...

A new report from the Railway Industry Association (RIA) shows that unless action is taken now on rolling stock orders for upgrade or replacement of the oldest trains on the network, thousands of jobs will be at risk across...

On the day that Parliament rises for the summer recess – Thursday 20 July – and with still no announcements having yet been made on Great British Railways rail reform or the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline, the Railway Industry...

Transport Secretary Mark Harper is today (17 July) visiting the West Midlands with his Australian counterpart Catherine King to see the construction of HS2's iconic new Curzon Street Station taking shape. In the next decade, the new station will welcome...

Industry association RIA North has given a qualified welcome to the publication of the Government’s 13 July response to the Transport Select Committee report on the 2021 Integrated Rail Plan for the North & Midlands (IRP). However, it says it...

The Transport Committee has welcomed the Government’s announcement that it will follow its recommendations by revisiting its decision to snub Bradford from plans to develop rail networks in the North and Midlands. The announcement was made in the Department for...

Rail passengers travelling to and from Derby Station won’t fail to notice a new billboard, congratulating the city for becoming the new home of Great British Railways (GBR) and calling on the Government to press ahead with rail reform. The...

New guidance commissioned by the Cycle-Rail Working Group, administered by Sustrans, and developed by Systra has been launched in Westminster by Minister of State for Transport Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP. He was joined by Network Rail’s Chair Rt...