Rail Delivery Group News - News https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/ News from Rail Delivery Group en-GB PRgloo 6602eed8f518c83b66278d2a https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/customer-advice-ahead-of-the-latest-train-drivers-strike Customer advice ahead of the latest train drivers’ strike <ul style="font-weight: 400"> <li>ASLEF will stage three one-day strikes across different train operating companies between 5 to 8 April, as well as an overtime ban across 16 train companies from Thursday 4 to Saturday 6 April and from Monday 8 to Tuesday 9 April, which may lead to short-notice cancellations;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Revised timetables for the strikes are available now on National Rail Enquiries and journey planners;&nbsp;</li> <li>Customers are urged to check before they travel as there will be changes to services across large parts of the network, with some train operators not running any services on strike days;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Customers who have to travel should expect disruption, plan ahead and check when their first and last train will depart.</li> </ul> Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:10:00 Z 65fad7c1f061a3e5dd47112c https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/rail-delivery-group-responds-to-aslef-calling-for-further-strikes-2 Rail Delivery Group responds to ASLEF calling for further strikes Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:36:00 Z 65e5fa7ef652d39b2c8b8bdf https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/rail-delivery-group-moves-to-industry-first-cloud-based-system-to-improve-the-smart-ticketing-infrastructure-for-rail-1 Rail Delivery Group moves to industry-first cloud-based system to improve the smart ticketing infrastructure for rail Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:01:00 Z 65ddb5d30046e48e1b7dac82 https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/rail-travel-is-almost-nine-times-greener-than-by-car-on-the-top-100-business-routes-new-figures-show Featured Rail travel is almost nine times greener than by car on the Top 100 business routes new figures show <ul> <li><strong>New carbon data shows that you can substantially decrease emissions if you switch from car to train for business travel across Britain.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></li> <li><strong>Taking the train on the top 100 business routes in Britain is:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></li> <li>o <strong>Almost nine times greener than using a petrol/diesel car&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></li> <li>o <strong>More than four times greener than using a plug-in hybrid electric car&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></li> <li>o <strong>Almost two-and-a-half times greener than using a battery electric car&nbsp;</strong></li> <li><strong>This is the first time the rail industry has combined granular data on train occupancy, fuel type, exact journey distance and many other factors to create detailed, accurate and reliable carbon emission data for rail business travel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></li> <li><strong>Later this year we will be releasing carbon data for all point-to-point rail business routes across Britain.</strong></li> </ul> Wed, 28 Feb 2024 05:00:00 Z 65d85cb2f254db567b3709e3 https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/over-half-of-uk-trains-upgraded-or-replaced-to-improve-travel-for-customers Featured Over half of UK trains upgraded or replaced to improve travel for customers <ul> <li><strong>Over 132-miles worth of new or refurbished passenger trains added to our tracks in last 10 years – equivalent to the length of 2,300 football pitches</strong></li> <li><strong>New and refurbished trains responding to customers’ needs</strong></li> <li><strong>Improvements to accessibility and sustainability among key benefits of new trains</strong></li> </ul> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 10:07:00 Z 65afa5a88342b99947a6d662 https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/customer-advice-ahead-of-the-latest-round-of-strikes-by-the-train-drivers Customer advice ahead of the latest round of strikes by the train drivers <ul style="font-weight: 400"> <li>ASLEF will stage a series of consecutive one-day strikes across different train operating companies between 30 January and 5 February, as well as an overtime ban across all train companies from Monday 29 January to Tuesday 6 February which may lead to short-notice cancellations;&nbsp;</li> <li>Revised timetables for the strikes on 30 and 31 January are available on National Rail Enquiries and journey planners now, and the remaining will be available by 28 January;&nbsp;</li> <li>Customers are urged to check before they travel as there will be changes to services across large parts of the network, with some train operators not running any services on strike days;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Customers who have to travel should expect disruption, plan ahead and check when their first and last train will depart.&nbsp;</li> </ul> Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:30:00 Z 65a667e4065005be35a9e0c7 https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/rail-industry-delivers-twice-as-many-passenger-assists-and-bookings-for-support-than-before-data-shows Rail Industry increases passenger assists and bookings for support than before data shows Tue, 16 Jan 2024 13:11:00 Z 65a52483065005be35a9c63a https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/rail-delivery-group-responds-to-aslef-calling-for-further-strikes Rail Delivery Group responds to ASLEF calling for further strikes Mon, 15 Jan 2024 12:26:00 Z 659fb364082743c1b281f75a https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/rail-industry-announces-positive-findings-of-long-term-university-of-cambridge-research-project-into-staff-safety-and-body-worn-cameras Featured Rail industry announces positive findings of long-term University of Cambridge research project into staff safety and body worn cameras <ul> <li>Rail industry and the University of Cambridge announce findings of multi-year research project around body-worn cameras for rail staff</li> <li>Research shows that staff wearing cameras decreases assault rate by nearly 50 per cent and has “a substantial impact on court outcomes”</li> <li>Body-worn cameras have a powerful impact in stopping assaults from happening, by acting as a visible deterrent</li> <li>Rail industry plans to have more than 12,200 body-worn cameras in operation by frontline staff by the end of January 2024</li> </ul> Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:04:00 Z 6597c5614d07a34ec67f2e96 https://media.raildeliverygroup.com/news/rail-delivery-group-appoints-david-brown-as-chair Rail Delivery Group appoints David Brown as Chair <ul> <li>Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has confirmed the appointment of David Brown as its next non-executive Chair.</li> <li>David Brown was confirmed as Chair by RDG Board on 20 December 2023 and takes on the role with immediate effect.</li> </ul> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 10:06:00 Z