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5 January 2015
Demonstrators stage New Year protests at stations

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22 January 2015
Strategic vision unveiled for supply chain

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10 February 2015
Government calls for urgent rail supply chain strategy

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19 February 2015
Labour victory could mean end of the line for franchises

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12 March 2015
Contract signed for '£1 fleet' for ScotRail

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18 March 2015
£6m rail innovation competition is opened for bids

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5 May 2015
Railfreight ‘must match road sector innovation’

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12 January 2016
Bidders for £400m Merseyrail contract are shortlisted

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8 March 2016
Competition authority calls for more open access

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11 March 2016
ExCeL London hosts Infrarail 2016

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16 March 2016
Shaw rules out Network Rail privatisation

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26 May 2016
Critics call for HS2 top speed rethink to cut costs

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13 September 2016
‘Passionate’ DfT minister launches major railfreight strategy

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14 September 2016
New chairman for Derby-based rail forum

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6 December 2016
Grayling urges an end to rail maintenance confrontation

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7 December 2016
Network Rail puts project funding under spotlight

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20 January 2017
West Coast/HS2 franchise 'once in a lifetime opportunity'

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23 February 2017
HS2 Bill receives Royal Assent

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25 April 2017
SNCF joins bid for West Coast Partnership

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20 July 2017
DfT scraps electrification schemes

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15 December 2017
East West Rail to be a ‘diesel commuter railway’

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2 March 2018
Siemens signs lease for British train-building factory

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10 May 2018
Digital Railway plans move to next stage

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20 September 2018
ORR condemns timetable chaos: Grayling promises reform

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11 October 2018
Chris Grayling set to announce scope of rail review

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31 October 2018
ORR gives green light to Network Rail’s £35bn plans

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22 November 2018
Thameslink director to run East West Rail

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14 December 2018
Vivarail moves ahead with battery deal

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21 January 2019
East West Rail seeks partners to develop Cambridge link

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22 February 2019
COMMENT: Are these really tickets to ride?

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27 February 2019
Williams sets the stage for rail revolution

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2 May 2019
Branson says franchise competitions should be cancelled

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24 May 2019
West Coast bidders start legal action against DfT

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5 July 2019
5 July: news in brief

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16 July 2019
Keith Williams rules out Network Rail as franchise controller

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18 September 2019
New power research to be aided by veteran train

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13 November 2019
Next government will be urged to commit to railway improvements

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14 April 2020
Tuesday essay: the end of franchising

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6 July 2020
Plans for Hitachi ‘battery hub’ unveiled in north east

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21 September 2020
Rail franchising comes to an end – official

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16 October 2020
DfT awards new contract to CrossCountry

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2 December 2020
Alstom-Bombardier merger date revealed

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15 December 2020
Anger in Midlands as report downgrades HS2 eastern leg

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15 December 2020
Hitachi unveils plans for battery-powered Intercity Express

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8 February 2021
Welsh railways return to public ownership

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9 August 2021
Green light for new Welsh rail testing centre

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Organisations can apply for a share of £5.5 million to integrate proven technologies into the UK rail industry.

The UK rail industry transported 1.7 billion passengers and 110 billion tonnes of freight between 2017 and 2018.

New technologies are needed to help meet passenger needs, offer better journeys and increase sustainability in rail services.

£5.5 million is available from the Department for Transport for organisations to develop ‘first of a kind’ demonstrators. These should use existing technologies and develop these further for the rail industry.

This is a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition.

[Find out more about Innovate UK’s SBRI programme and how it works.]

Rail Minister Andrew Jones said:

We have already seen some truly innovative projects developed for the benefit of passengers in these competitions, helping to drive forward a greener, cleaner and more reliable rail network.

This additional funding will spark even more innovation and ideas that deliver for commuters.

We are also investing £48 billion to modernise our railways over the next 5 years, ensuring people have the safe, frequent and punctual journeys they deserve.

Improving resilience

The competition aims to reduce costs, double capacity, lower carbon emissions and improve customer experiences.

It is across 4 themes:

o infrastructure resilience, including protection against adverse weather conditions
o operational resilience, such as using data to inform train maintenance activities
o freight, including improved routing and tracking capabilities
o noise and environment, including innovations mitigating engine noise

16 projects are expected to be funded across all 4 themes.

Projects should produce an interactive and innovative demonstrator that shows rail industry stakeholders and customers how a technology will work in a real-world rail environment. This can be:

o within a railway station
o in rolling stock
o on railway infrastructure
o in the environment close to the railway

Competition information

o the competition opens on 25 February 2019 and the deadline for registration is at midday on 17 April 2019
o organisations of any size are eligible to apply, working alone or collaborating with others as subcontractors
o total eligible costs can be between £250,000 and £350,000 including VAT
o projects will be 100% funded
o briefing events will be held in London on 26 February 2019, Manchester on 28 February 2019 and Cardiff on 7 March 2019, where organisations can find out more about making an application

[Find out more about this competition and apply.]
Nusrat Ghani MP

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