PRESS RELEASE The UK Rail Research Network (UKRRIN) has welcomed two new industry members into its network. Furrer + Frey and Worldline join ten university and 15 industry partners in UKRRIN, giving them access to world-class research expertise, capabilities and facilities to address industry challenges across digital systems, infrastructure, rolling stock and testing. The announcement […]
One of the core functions of the coordinating hub supporting UKRRIN is the pillar focused on links to industry strategy. As part of this, we have joined forces with RSSB, Network Rail and Siemens to be part of the cross-organisational, new collaborative group tasked with updating and refreshing the Rail Technical Strategy (RTS). The Rail […]
On Monday 8 April, Nicky Morgan, MP for Loughborough, visited Loughborough University as part of the Railway Industry Association (RIA) 2019 Fellowship Programme. Nicky Morgan, Chair of the Treasury Select Committee and former Secretary of State for Education, spent the morning at Loughborough University learning about Repoint – innovative track switching technology that uses multi-channel […]
We held the second in our joint lecture series with the Railway Engineers Forum (REF) this week, with an event hosted by BCRRE and the UKRRIN Centre of Excellence in Digital Systems (CEDS). The CEDS aims to meet the current and future demands of the GB rail industry for research and innovation in new areas, […]
The 11th edition of the RIA Innovation Conference took place at the Telford International Conference Centre On the 19th and 20th of March 2019. Centred around the theme ‘ M. A. D. E. in Britain‘ the event built on RIA’s focus on ‘Growing rail in uncertain times’, M.A.D.E stands for Materials, Automation, Data and Energy all key areas […]
The 2019 edition of RIA’s Innovation Conference is fast approaching. With less than a month to go, we wanted to give you a sneak peek of what you can expect to see and hear about from a UKRRIN perspective at the conference. Taking place at the Telford International Centre, the 11th RIA Innovation Conference carries […]
Brunel University, in partnership with TBG Solutions and funded by DfT/InnovateUK, have built a lab robot demonstrator for servicing the fluids (CET, wheel sand, fuel etc.) on passenger rail vehicles in order to meet increased passenger demands forecast for the rail industry. This project was initiated by an RSSB-funded technical and economic feasibility study. The […]
On Tuesday 29th January the first in a series of lectures, organised by UKRRIN and Railway Engineers Forum (REF) took place at the Institute of Railway Research (IRR) based at Huddersfield University. Professor Simon Iwnicki Director of the Institute of Railway Research said of the day “I was delighted that we had over 100 delegates […]
