Railway Industry Association launches new Traction Decarb Data tool

Ahead of the Rolling Stock Networking (RSN) event in Derby starting 3 July, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has launched the RIA Traction Decarb Tool – a new interactive resource containing rail decarbonisation and rolling stock data. It uses detailed information and data points from last year’s report ‘Delivering a lower cost, higher performing, net zero railway’. It will be a valuable resource as the Government and senior industry stakeholders build the Long Term Rail Strategy.

RIA has been campaigning on electrification and decarbonisation for more than five years and published a number of strategic reports on these topics. Today the association is sharing one of the tools which has informed and supported the development of its analysis and is announcing its next project.

Richard Carr, RIA Technical & Innovation Director, said: “RIA continues its longstanding advocacy for a long-term rolling stock and decarbonisation strategy. The data gleaned from last year’s ‘Delivering a lower cost, higher performing net zero railway’ report has allowed us to create the new RIA Traction Decarb Tool to support both members and the wider the industry.”

David Clarke, Senior Technical & Innovation Advisor commented: “RIA’s upcoming ‘Decarbonisation Delivery Challenge’ report will restate and reframe the economic and social benefits of a rolling programme of electrification and decarbonisation. We hope it will support the Department for Transport’s ongoing development of a rail decarbonisation and rolling stock strategy aligned to the Government’s wider growth missions.”