The Railway Trade Affiliation (RIA) marked its one hundred and fiftieth anniversary with a particular celebration in London on tenth July, bringing collectively its members and the broader railway business, coverage makers and influencers, key stakeholders, and communications and media professionals.
Some 600 individuals attended the ‘RIA 150 Celebration’, hosted in partnership with Railway 200, to honour each the Affiliation’s historic landmark yr and its key contribution to the event of the UK railway business for 15 many years.
Friends joined from throughout the varied rail provide neighborhood and heard speeches from RIA’s Chief Govt Darren Caplan and Chair Noel Travers, Angie Doll, Chief Govt Officer at GTR, Andy Lord, Commissioner for Transport for London, and Justin Moss, Rail Director at Platinum Sponsor, Gleeds.
The event included a networking reception with meals and drinks, a charity raffle in assist of the Railway Kids, reside acoustic music, and the launch of RIA’s commemorative e book, titled ‘Steam to Digital: 150 years of the Railway Trade Affiliation’.
The occasion was supported by Platinum Sponsor Gleeds, Silver Sponsors Blu Wi-fi Know-how and Nextec Engineering, Official Companion Railway 200, Charity Companion Railway Kids, and Strategic Companion Railway Museum.
Commenting on the RIA 150 Celebration, RIA Chief Govt Darren Caplan mentioned, “It truly is a privilege to be surrounded by so many members and associates of the Railway Trade Affiliation, as we have a good time our one hundred and fiftieth Anniversary. To mark this main landmark in RIA’s historical past, we’ve printed the RIA 150 e book, entitled ‘Steam to Digital: 150 years of the Railway Trade Affiliation’, which outlines the Affiliation’s wealthy historical past from its beginnings because the Locomotive Producers’ Affiliation in 1875, by way of many years of transformation, to the current day.
“I wish to thank all of our valued members, each previous and current, in addition to key stakeholders and rail professionals, for his or her ongoing assist, and in addition the incredible RIA staff which has labored so laborious for the Affiliation in all its incarnations through the years. Collectively, their contributions have allowed us to champion a dynamic UK rail provide sector for the final 150 years and we’ll proceed to hunt to take action within the many years to return.”
