Rail Leader Update

We work collaboratively with industry to make Britain’s railway safer, more sustainable and more efficient. Our cross-industry groups and committees are heavily involved in this effort, with most of our services and resources being overseen, governed, commissioned or approved by them.

Through our Rail Leader Update, we bring you the latest headlines from our groups and committees, focusing on some of the areas that matter most to industry: rail standards, safety, health and wellbeing, sustainability, and research and development.

Research and Innovation

With the support of cross-industry group sand committees, we launched our ‘focused-on-freight’ research programme back in 2021 in response to calls from the sector for a dedicated pipeline of research. Freightliner is among the operators that are reaping the benefits of the £2.5m-plus research investment we’ve delivered so far to support the sector. The rail freight and logistics company has used our research to extend the length of their trains, a welcome advancement amid aspirations, both in the freight community and in government, to see more goods moved by rail. Could you benefit from our research too?