Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and UK Rail Research and Innovation Network’s (UKRRIN) Centre of Excellence in Rolling Stock teamed up to organise an event at the University of Huddersfield’s Institute of Railway Research. The University of Huddersfield’s renowned Institute of Railway Research (IRR) has hosted an event bringing industry and academic leaders together […]
On 16 March, the Prime Minister, Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer held a press conference to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The Prime Minister asked for people to work from home, avoid unnecessary travel and social gatherings, especially in the London area. This was reinforced in his statement on 23 March which introduced stricter […]
Decarbonising our railways – where are we and what do we need to do next? David Clarke, Technical Director, Railway Industry Association Climate change increasingly dominates our news agenda – and for the rail industry, there is much discussion about how we best decarbonise the network. So what’s the current state of play for the […]
Following on from the insightful opinion piece from RIA Chief Executive Darren Caplan on HS2 which you can read here. We are diving into some of the more technical challenges facing high speed rolling stock, with an exploration of the impact of high speed travel on the pantograph-OLE interface from Dr. Pedro Antunes and Prof. João […]
Diverse talent and skills to build UK rail capabilities. This was the theme of our second Annual Conference which took place at the Repertory Theatre in Birmingham – 21 November. Over 260 delegates from across the rail innovation community converged for the one-day event which covered many key topics from a case study keynote address […]
The UK rail sector today launches the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) a ground-breaking partnership between the rail…
