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What do the mayoral election results mean for the rail industry?
13 May 2021
By Robert Nisbet, Director of Nations and Regions
For all the idiosyncrasies on display in British local elections, the Covid-19 pandemic provided on…
Big Conversations podcast
06 May 2021
RDG's six-part podcast series that asks the question: how can we reconnect Britain?
What are the big themes around how Britain will build back post p…
Big Conversations: Is rail ready for reform?
05 May 2021
By Jacqueline Starr, CEO of Rail Delivery Group and Andy Bagnall, Director General, Rail Delivery Group
This week we both joined Robert Nisbet, our D…
The future of rail freight - the green way to move goods and level up the economy
28 April 2021
By John Thomas, Director of Policy
For a government committed to net zero carbon and levelling up every region of the UK, rail freight is good news a…
Lifelines: how train operators and Women’s Aid came together to save lives
26 April 2021
By Andy Bagnall, Director General, Rail Delivery Group
Rail is many things – a link to get to work or a day out, a connection to loved ones, a route…
The future of stations
21 April 2021
By Lucy Harper, Policy Manager
Green stations can lead the way for local communities and economies in the recovery from the pandemic.
Today, we launc…
There are some things we should not tolerate in the new normal
19 April 2021
By Jacqueline Starr, CEO of Rail Delivery Group
There are some things we should not tolerate in the new normal – here’s what the rail industry has do…
As the high street reopens, retail and rail need to have imagination
08 April 2021
By Jacqueline Starr, CEO, Rail Delivery Group
As we prepare for all shops to reopen next week, I am struck more than ever by the interconnectedness o…
We need to speak about recovery
30 March 2021
By Andy Bagnall, Director General, Rail Delivery Group
We are on course for recovery, with the lifting of lockdown milestones now starting. From mid-…
A year like no other
23 March 2021
By Jacqueline Starr, CEO, Rail Delivery Group and Andy Bagnall, Director General, Rail Delivery Group
On this day last year, the unthinkable happened…
Rail: the green way to connect the Union
17 March 2021
By Andy Bagnall, Director General, Rail Delivery Group
The government’s interim report on the Union Connectivity Review (UCR) published last week is…