Ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections in May 2022, RIA has published a manifesto covering key rail issues for the country.

The Northern Ireland Manifesto calls for:

1. Provide a clear medium to long term rail investment strategy, and recognise the importance of certainty to support cost effective rail supply chain delivery.
2. Work with the rail supply chain to develop a deliverable, long term rail decarbonisation strategy. This will enable it to meet passenger and freight needs and Net Zero carbon goals, including on electrification, hydrogen and battery trains.
3. Place innovation at the industry’s core and begin a programme of modern signalling renewals.
4. Support the recommendations set out in the All-Island Strategic Rail Review.