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31 January 2012

Growing rail industry sees safety performance move even further ahead

Record numbers of passengers and freight are being carried by rail, and the latest industry figures suggest that the people who use and work on the railway are benefiting from even higher levels of safety.

5 December 2011

Unlocking innovation potential with testing and trialling facilities

New resources designed to boost a shared understanding of testing and trialling for the GB railway industry are now available.

23 November 2011

Eversholt Rail gets RISAS certification

One of Britain’s leading train fleet owners and asset managers has recently achieved an important accolade in the procurement of maintenance and overhaul processes.

9 November 2011

Rail research body to catch universities’ train of thought 

The Rail Research UK Association (RRUK-A), which was started up a year ago, was officially launched yesterday in London.  The launch seals the joining of forces between UK universities and the rail industry in a virtual research body, to be a bridge between the rail industry’s research needs and potential providers of research in the UK university sector. 

19 September 2011

Sustainable development can help reduce rail industry costs

Sustainable development isn’t just a vision for a green future; it can also drive out unnecessary cost and improve performance. This is one of the key messages coming from the rail industry’s shared approach to sustainable development in dealing with short and long term challenges.

15 September 2011

Government and rail industry announce investment to accelerate innovation

The Technology Strategy Board (www.innovateuk.org) and RSSB (www.rssb.co.uk) are to invest up to £4m to accelerate business innovation in the UK’s rail industry.

23 August 2011

New Collaboration will deliver fresh thinking for rail

RSSB and TRL have agreed a stategic partnership that is set to share and combine research expertise in the road and rail sectors.

1 July 2011

GB Rail Safety Performance and Trends 2010/2011

RSSB has published the Annual Safety Performance Report for the financial year 2010/2011.

9 May 2011

RSSB welcomes Sir Roy McNulty's Study on Rail Value for Money

22 March 2011

GB Railway - Learning from Operational Experience Annual Report 2010 published

One of the main contributors to the improvement of safety is the learning that flows from operational experience and this report looks at some of the ways this is achieved.

8 February 2011

Overview of Safety Performance in 2010 published

The Overview of safety performance for 2010, is compiled and published by RSSB on behalf of the industry, and covers the calendar year from January to December and provides the key highlights of safety performance on the national rail network. 

25 January 2011

Independent review of RIDDOR reporting by Network Rail and its contractors