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Mainline Testing of UK’s First Hydrogen Train Gets Green Light

Porterbrook and the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research and Education (‘BCRRE’) today announce that the UK’s first hydrogen train, HydroFLEX, will be tested on the mainline railway following…

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Rail Live 2019

On the 19-20 of June 2019 UKRRIN will be exhibiting on stand W44 at Rail Live. Rail Live brings together the entire UK rail industry in a real railway environment.…

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RSSB £650k Research Competition: Data Sandbox+

The Data Sandbox+ research competition builds on the success of the original ‘Data Sandbox’ initiative that RSSB launched in 2017, which funded five feasibility studies on how data can be…

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UKRRIN welcomes two new industry members into network

PRESS RELEASE The UK Rail Research Network (UKRRIN) has welcomed two new industry members into its network. Furrer + Frey and Worldline join ten university and 15 industry partners in…

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UKRRIN joins cross-organisational group to fresh the Rail Technical Strategy

One of the core functions of the coordinating hub supporting UKRRIN is the pillar focused on links to industry strategy. As part of this,  we have  joined forces with RSSB,…

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Nicky Morgan MP champions innovation in the rail industry

On Monday 8 April, Nicky Morgan, MP for Loughborough, visited Loughborough University as part of the Railway Industry Association (RIA) 2019 Fellowship Programme. Nicky Morgan, Chair of the Treasury Select…

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