In a piece for the website this week, our Chief Executive Simon Jones gives a progress update on the Global Centre of Rail Excellence and looks ahead to the positive impact the development can have on rail, the economy and our path to net zero.

Link: www.gcre.wales/blog/looking...

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The Global Centre Of Rail Excellence is delighted to be an exhibitors at the Rail Innovation Exhibition 2025

The event is taking place on Thursday 13th February at the QEII Centre in London

More details of the event and how to register can be found here: web-eur.cvent.com/event/2bdc36...

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It was good to hear Welsh Government Transport Minister Ken Skates on the radio this morning talk about what the A465 upgrade helps to open up for @gcre.bsky.social.

The A465 will be critical to improving access to the GCRE site.

Interview: (1:09:40 in) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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The Global Centre Of Rail Excellence is delighted to help out with the Everyone Deserves A Christmas campaign today.

Our GCRE team is out and about today delivering hampers to individuals and families before Christmas.

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A big thank you from everyone at GCRE for the support we've had throughout 2024.

It's been a busy year for us. Take a look at some of the highlights of our work below.

www.gcre.wales/blog/global-...

Have a lovely Christmas and New Year break!

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Thanks to those who attended the Innovation in Railway Construction Demonstration Day held at the Global Centre Of Rail Excellence last week.

Photos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXeY...

Background here: www.gcre.wales/press-releas...

Looking forward to progress with this competition in 2025!!

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A very big thank you to all those that attended the annual Swansea Bay Property Lunch last Friday.

Chief Executive Simon Jones was one of the speakers, giving an overview of GCRE progress as a facility for international standard rail and mobility research, testing and innovation.

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GW-SHIFT is making available a very interesting new opportunity.

Teams and academics can access £10,000 to £25,000 to support short-term (3–6 month) projects that advance hydrogen and alternative liquid fuel technologies.

More about the opportunity here: lnkd.in/eXJXxFWV

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Credit to the NSAR team for the fantastic work that they have done producing the Annual Rail Workforce Survey 2024.

A rich seam of information about the important areas of progress as well as long-term structural challenges rail faces.

Link: www.nsar.co.uk/wp-content/u...

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Through Round 6 of the Design Foundations programme, Innovate UK are making available up to £2 million to help businesses use people centred and systemic design methods.

More here: apply-for-innovation-funding.service.gov.uk/competition/...

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Good to welcome Swansea Bay City Deal to @gcre.bsky.social recently. GCRE is hosting one of the LoRaWAN gateways that now sit across the Swansea Bay region.

More background to the project can be found here: www.gcre.wales/press-releas...

Current, live locations here: ttnmapper.org/heatmap/

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This year's Railway Ball auction is underway in support of the fantastic Railway Children charity and the Global Centre Of Rail Excellence is again taking part.

Enter now and make a difference. Draw closes on Friday 29th November.

To bid: 2024.railwayball.co.uk/view_lot/?id...

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GCRE Director of Strategy & Skills Robert Forde ChPP joined colleagues from across rail at the 2024 NSAR Skills Academy.

Lots to take back to our work at @gcre.bsky.social as we create accessible pathways for for individuals from communities around GCRE to access jobs here.

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