Leaders in rail innovation from across the globe came together in Birmingham to discuss future plans to develop, improve, and shape the industry post-pandemic. The World Congress on Railway Research, jointly hosted by RSSB and the University of Birmingham, welcomed delegates from across the global research community. Together they were championing technical development, advocating collaboration, […]
Dame Rosie Winterton MP was among visitors to Doncaster’s new rail technology hub on Friday (19 November), which will fast track the latest rail products and services to market for local companies. The new Technology and Innovation hub at Unipart Rail’s Doncaster headquarters was launched by the UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), a […]
The UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), the £92 million partnership between academia and industry, has launched a new Technology and Innovation Hub at Unipart Rail’s Headquarters in Doncaster. Led by Unipart Rail, the new Hub will support the sector in translating academic research and innovation to solve strategic industry challenges and to enable […]
Many of the research and innovation activities undertaken by UKRRIN members support progress towards the goals set out in the Rail Technical Strategy. Visibility of these is essential to enable greater collaboration across industry and to inform the investment pipeline. The first of the bi-annual RTS updates will highlight progress against the stepping stones […]
UKRRIN launches call for new Centres of Excellence 12 February 2021: The UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), the £92 million partnership between academia and industry, has opened a call for expressions of interest to establish two new Centres of Excellence, in ‘Inclusive Passenger Experience’ and ‘Rail Economics, Policy and Operations’. UKRRIN […]
To enhance capabilities and make the network more responsive to industry needs, UKRRIN members are keen to seek out expressions of interests from academic institutions to become official members of the UKRRIN network as part of one of two new proposed Centres of Excellence. Since the development of the network in 2018, UKRRIN has offered […]
The 13th World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR) is coming to the United Kingdom, proudly hosted by RSSB and the University of Birmingham. The WCRR Organising Committee is now inviting the submission of abstracts for presentations at the 2022 Congress in line with the theme: Reshaping our railways post-pandemic: Research with an impact […]
Dr Sam Bemment, Technical & Innovation Manager, Railway Industry Association Assisting our members and, by extension, the wider industry to innovate has long been a core activity of the Railway Industry Association. That is why RIA was a founder member of the UK Rail Research & Innovation Network (UKRRIN), formed in 2017 to bring together […]
Research by the University of Sheffield, Furrer+Frey and Network Rail is helping to embed cost efficient electrification in the UK’s rail network. After four years, two PhDs have been completed both focusing on different areas of cost efficient electrification and improved reliability. New electrification is seen as an essential step to decarbonise rail as part […]
PRESS RELEASE: British Steel is enhancing its range of world-class rail products and services by embarking on a multi-million-pound research and development (R&D) programme with engineers from the University of Sheffield. Our company, which supplies the majority of the track laid in the UK and exports to major networks across the globe, is working with […]
