Latest Rail Delivery Group News
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Commuters Returning, but London Lags Behind Rest of UK
Commuting into London lags behind rest of the UK says RDG, putting the recovery of London’s shops, theatres, restaurants and bars at risk.
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RDG: Building the UK’s Net Zero Railway Will Create 6,000 Jobs
A study commissioned by the RDG has found that building the UK’s net zero railway could lead to the creation of approximately 6,000 jobs.
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Rail Industry Experts Call on UK Government to Begin Implementing Fare Reforms
The Chair of the Williams Rail Review warns it’s now or never to radically overhaul Britain’s confusing and outdated rail fares system.
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Rail Industry Warns Against Cutting Domestic Air Passenger Duty
The RDG has warned that a cut in domestic air passenger duty would see thousands of passengers shift from rail to air.
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UK Rail to Extend Timetables as Travel Restrictions Ease
UK rail companies have added more than 2,500 daily services to their timetables, which come into play today.
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Sqills Working with RDG to Transform Rail Travel for Passengers across the UK
The primary motivator for the implementation of this new inventory management platform is to modernize the reservation platform for train...
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Starting Strong: The United Kingdom's New Rolling Stock for 2019
Changes are afoot for trains in the UK. Some of the country's oldest carriages are making way for new rolling stock in 2019. Furthermore, th…
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CEO of DB Cargo UK Appointed Chairman of Rail Freight Group
The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has appointed Hans-Georg Werner, CEO of DB Cargo UK, as its new chairman. The RFG's priorities for 2018 include…
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From Yiwu to Barking: How the Rail Industry in the UK is Engaging with China
In this article Laura Wright, Head of International Policy for the RDG, tells Railway-News how, on the eve of unprecedented and uncertain ch…
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UK Rolling Stock to Increase by up to 85% Over the Next 30 Years
Working together, the partnership railway of the public and private sectors has published the sixth annual edition of the Long Term Passenge…
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‘Landmark’ Coming Together Sees Rail Companies Launch ‘Single Plan’ for Britain’s Railway
Passenger and freight train companies, Network Rail and their suppliers will today, as one railway, launch a ‘single plan’ for Britain’s rai…
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UK Government Plans £80m Smart Ticketing Rail Revolution
The government has this week set out details of its £80 million programme to introduce smart ticketing across England and Wales by the end o…
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UK: Train Passenger Satisfaction Highest in Over Four Years
Overall train passenger satisfaction has risen to the highest level in over four years, increasing by three percentage points to 83% in the.…
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Rail Delivery Group's Paul Plummer to Open Railtex 2017
Paul Plummer, Chief Executive of the Rail Delivery Group, will now formally open Railtex 2017 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingha…
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Britain’s Train Fleet is Forecast to Grow by up to 89%
Orders for new rail rolling stock are at "an historically high level" and Britain’s train fleet is increasing faster than at any time in rec…
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Industry sets out Vision for Future of Scotland's Railway
The Scotland’s Rail Infrastructure strategy report has been developed by all those working within Scotland’s railway, including Network Rail…