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Time to Talk Day – why conversations matter more than ever

04 February 2021
One of the biggest consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, aside from the tragic loss of life, is the toll it has taken on our mental health. The mont…

LGBT+ history: why it matters at the RDG and across the rail industry

01 February 2021
By Daniel Wood, Chair of Platform, RDG’s employee network for LGBT+ people and allies February is LGBT+ History Month (LGBT+ means Lesbian, Gay, Bise…

Building back clean: green communities demands a rail revival

22 January 2021
By Jacqueline Starr, CEO, Rail Delivery Group Over the last 12 months we have had cause to re-evaluate many things, from the way we live and work to…

2021 will plot the railway’s passenger experience for the next generation

11 January 2021
By Jacqueline Starr, CEO, Rail Delivery Group and Andy Bagnall, Director General, Rail Delivery Group Cleaner trains, flexible and simple fares and i…

Working for change to make rail more inclusive 

30 October 2020
This year for Black History Month, we’re publishing a series of blogs by members of the RDG’s minority ethnic network, Embrace. This blog was written…

Equality, diversity and inclusion at RDG

23 October 2020
This year for Black History Month, we’re publishing a series of blogs by members of the RDG’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicity (BAME) network, Emb…

The benefits of diversity and inclusion at the workplace

16 October 2020
This year for Black History Month, we’re publishing a series of blogs by members of the RDG’s minority ethnic network, Embrace. This blog was written…

Black History Month

09 October 2020
Celebrating black railway workers that made history This year for Black History Month, we’re publishing a series of blogs by members of the RDG’s min…

Protecting our long-term future

02 July 2020
By Andy Bagnall, Chief Strategy Officer, Rail Delivery Group There is no part of the British economy that has been left untouched by the coronavirus…

VE Day 75

06 May 2020
Learn how the rail industry contributed to the national war effort. Introduction VE Day 2020 marks 75 years since guns fell silent on Europe, and…

Keeping the country connected

22 March 2020
Joint rail industry open letter - published in The Sun on Sunday, The Sunday Times and The Observer 22 March 2020 These are exceptional times. COVID-…