Press Releases for 2008

Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is pleased to announce that CORREL Rail has approved Transys Projects as an ‘engineering change’ supplier of ‘turnkey’ rolling stock modification services, for a wide range of vehicle systems, sub-systems and components, within the S04E product group category under the Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme (RISAS).

Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is pleased to announce that Halcrow Group Limited has approved Rail Door Solutions for door maintenance services under the Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme (RISAS).

Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) today announced the appointment of Paul Thomas CB as its Chairman. The appointment has received the endorsement of the industry.

The Department for Transport (DfT) today allocated an additional £15 million for a new strategic research programme to be managed by Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), offering a substantial boost to the rail industry’s research and development capacity.

Some groundbreaking "foresight and scenarios research" is set to support the rail industry to make better long-term strategic decisions and ensure its sustainable development in crucial areas where the future seems complex or uncertain.

Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is pleased to announce that RIQC has approved Bombardier Transportation at Crewe for bogie, associated suspension and brake component overhaul under the Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme (RISAS).

New research by Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has provided Network Rail with a means to capture valuable scientific intelligence about the potential future impacts of higher sea levels on the railway at coastal defences.

Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has published its Annual Safety Performance Report for 2007.

The Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited (RSSB) has today announced that Lord Tunnicliffe CBE has declared his intention to step down as Chairman of RSSB on 18 April 2008, after more than five successful years in the post to take up a position as a Lord in Waiting in the Whips office of the House of Lords.

At a major conference last week, rail industry leaders committed to the adoption of partnership working between companies, the police and other agencies, to help tackle the problems of crime and anti-social behaviour on the railway – which has been welcomed by chair of the Transport Select Committee, Gwyneth Dunwoody MP.

RSSB has published a report summarising the safety performance of the rail industry for 2007, and the industry’s strategic safety plan for 2008 -10.