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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-…
Payments for good performance and disruption on the railway
23 January 2020
John Thomas, Director of Policy at the Rail Delivery Group, explains why Network Rail and train operators pay each other if performance is better or…
In 2020, let’s embrace the change
28 December 2019
We are living in an era of unprecedented change and 2020 is going to be no different.
The biggest change, one that presents a challenge to all of hum…
What next for the rail industry?
12 November 2019
Address by Paul Plummer, CEO, Rail Delivery Group at the National Rail Conference 12 November 2019
Thank you, Steve [Norris], as ever it is a great p…
Rail investment report signals a more passenger-focussed railway
01 November 2019
As the country faces a moment of generational change, the rail network is facing a turning point of its own. In recognising the need for change, we h…
Proposed reforms put the railway on track to help Britain succeed
30 April 2019
The future of Britain’s railway is a debate which, for people in the industry, has sometimes felt almost as hotly contested as Brexit. On both sides…
Change or decline: the familiar choice facing our railway
02 April 2019
25 years ago, Britain’s railway embarked on a bold new journey. It’s time to change track once again.
A quarter of a century ago, politicians gazing…