Latest Rail Delivery Group News
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Behaviour Notices to Reduce Antisocial Activity on UK Railway
The Rail Delivery Group has announced that Railway Behaviour Notices will begin to be rolled out across the UK rail network this summer.
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88% of UK Rail Passengers Satisfied with Journey Performance
The Rail Delivery Group has published the first set of results from the new Rail Customer Experience Survey (RCXS).
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New Survey Aims to Gauge Passenger Satisfaction on British Railway
A new survey has been launched that aims to gauge passenger satisfaction across Britain's railway network.
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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The Chair of the Williams Rail Review warns it’s now or never to radically overhaul Britain’s confusing and outdated rail fares system.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…
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Rail Fare Trial Set to Help Passengers Find Cheapest Tickets
Passengers on trains between London and Sheffield or Scotland will be among the first to benefit from an overhaul of rail fare regulations a…
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UK Train Fares to Increase by 2.3% in 2017
Train fares will go up on average by 2.3 per cent next year, rail industry leaders have confirmed. People can find the new fares and buy tic…
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UK: New Trains will be Faster, Smarter and Better Connected
The new carriages are part of the wider Railway Upgrade Plan which will see rail companies delivering over £50bn of improvements over the ne…
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Train Companies Launch Money Back Publicity Drive
A nationwide rail industry publicity campaign to boost awareness of how passengers can claim money back for delayed train journeys has been …
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Thales Solution Enables 400million UK Passengers per Month to Plan Their Journey
Thales’s transportation business in the UK has developed and operated Darwin since 2003, a solution which provides real-time train informati…