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RIA welcomes Transport Bill announced in Queen’s Speech

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Sam Hewitt

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10th May 2022

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has welcomed the Transport Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech which includes plans to improve the railway industry.
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Crossrail: Delayed Elizabeth line due to open on 24 May

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Sam Hewitt

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4th May 2022

London’s delayed and over-budget Elizabeth line railway will finally open on Tuesday May 24, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.
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Rail workers’ fury at suggestion they should have ‘worked harder at school’

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Sam Hewitt

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27th April 2022

Rail workers voting on strikes over pay were angered after a communications boss suggested they “should have probably worked harder at school”.
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Hornby launches limited edition model of SVR’s ‘purple loco’

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Sam Hewitt

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21st April 2022

On the day the Queen celebrates her 96th birthday, the Severn Valley Railway announced that it is partnering with leading British model company Hornby to produce a limited edition collector’s model of a locomotive with a very special royal connection.
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Salford bids for new Great British Railway headquarters

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Sam Hewitt

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20th April 2022

Salford City Council has announced that it is bidding for Salford to be the home of Great British Railways (GBR).
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Prosecutions launched over Croydon tram crash in 2016

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Sam Hewitt

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24th March 2022

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said it is prosecuting Transport for London (TfL), FirstGroup-owned Tram Operations Limited (TOL) and driver Alfred Dorris.
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Rail industry responds to Chancellor’s Spring Statement

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd March 2022

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has responded to government’s Spring Statement.
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Stonehaven rail crash: Report findings ‘must be a watershed for safety’

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Sam Hewitt

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10th March 2022

The findings of the investigation into the Stonehaven train crash are “damning” and must be “a watershed moment for rail safety”, according to train drivers’ union Aslef.
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RAIB release report into fatal 2020 derailment

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Sam Hewitt

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10th March 2022

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has released its report into the fatal derailment of a passenger train at Carmont, Aberdeenshire on August 12, 2020.
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Rail supply community sets out five ‘tests’ for Great British Railways

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Sam Hewitt

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7th March 2022

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has set out five ‘tests’ to ensure the establishment of Great British Railways, the new railway structure, will be a success.
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