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The next Unlocking Innovation events will take place from Tuesday 6 to Wednesday 7 July 2021. This year the RIA Innovation conference will explore the theme: Railway of the Future. event will examine the challenges and opportunities in moving towards condition-based maintenance regimes, underpinned by remote monitoring, sensing, datalogging and processing technologies. The topic is a large one, stretching across all disciplines of infrastructure and rolling stock engineering. This will be a hybrid event, with webinars across 2 days (6th – 7th July) and an evening drinks and networking reception at the new RIA HQ on the evening of the 6th July.
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Posted on 04/04/2023 RIA Innovation Conference took place in Nottingham. It was a jam-packed few days with keynote speeches, Tech Talks, Exhibition Spotlights and TOC pitches.
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Posted on 29/03/2023 RIA has today launched a new report outlining the challenges and opportunities facing the rail industry on data and digital technologies.
Posted on 01/03/2023 Conference delegates hear how innovation in rail freight can support growth, improve sustainability and increase productivity, reducing carbon emissions from long-haul freight and improving biodiversity along the way.
Posted on 09/12/2022 Unlocking Innovation - Intelligent Railways took place on 07 December 2022 at UKRRIN's Centre of Excellence for Digital Systems, kick-starting RIA's Data and Digital programme, looking at how can the supply chain leverage the already available railwa
Posted on 20/06/2022 On 15 June, Railway Industry Association hosted its latest Unlocking Innovation event, covering all things Passenger Railways at University College London’s PEARL (Person Environment Activity Research Laboratory) facility in Dagenham.
Posted on 28/04/2022 Our first in-person Innovation Conference since 2019 kicked off today, at the University of Nottingham's DeVere Conference Centre. And it's been a busy day, jam-packed with fascinating keynotes, panels and networking sessions. Here's a look at what D
Posted on 28/04/2022 Our Innovation Conference closed yesterday afternoon. What a great couple of days, thank you to everyone who joined us! The second day of the Conference saw another exciting line up of speakers and workshops, and plenty of members networking. Here
Posted on 18/10/2021 Report and recording of the Unlocking Innovation: RailDecarb 21 conference, which took place in Glasgow on 14 October 2021
Posted on 09/07/2021 Report and recording of the afternoon session of day one of the Unlocking Innovation: Data Driven Maintenance webinar
Posted on 09/07/2021 Report and recording of the morning session of day two of the Unlocking Innovation: Data Driven Maintenance webinar
Posted on 09/07/2021 Report and recording of the morning session of day one of the Unlocking Innovation: Data Driven Maintenance webinar
Posted on 11/06/2021 In this 1hr Webinar, Louise Mothersole, Horizon Europe UK National Contact Point for Mobility and Global Innovation Lead for Transport at UKRI, will describe the UK relationship with European research, development and innovation funding for the next
Posted on 14/05/2021 Report and recording of day five of the Unlocking Innovation: Whole Systems webinar
Posted on 13/05/2021 The fourth day of last week’s Railway Industry Association’s Unlocking Innovation webinar series looked at the technologies driving digital skills and learning.
Posted on 12/05/2021 For the third day of Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) Unlocking Innovation series on Whole Systems, the focus was on providing solutions to managing the complex array of systems across the railways through frameworks and digital tools.
Posted on 10/05/2021 The Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) Unlocking Innovation programme returned hot off the heels of the RIA Innovation Conference, turning its attention to ‘Developing Whole Systems in the Digital Age’. In a first for RIA’s the programme, it will h
Posted on 30/04/2021 The rail industry needs step up the pace in implementing changes and making investments that can reduce its carbon footprint, according to panellists at the final session of Day Three (Friday 30 April) of the RIA Innovation Conference 2021.
Posted on 30/04/2021 The UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) ‘Innovation Hub’ in Doncaster and Global Centre of Rail Excellence in South Wales were among the exciting major projects discussed during the opening session of Day Three (Friday 30 April) of the R
Posted on 29/04/2021 Opening the day, West Coast Partnership Development's Caroline Donaldson presented on the work they are doing to encourage innovation in high speed rail in the UK.
Posted on 28/04/2021 Darren Caplan's opening remarks made the case that we should be positive about the prospects for rail in the future, as passenger numbers bounce back post Coronavirus. He also gently lobbied the Rail Minister – due to speak after him – on two issues.
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