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RockRoad
08. April 2024

Rock Rail, UK Infrastructure Bank and Aviva launch £100m funding platform to support ‘Rock Road’ in accelerating the UK’s transition to a zero emission bus network

Rock Road offers a finance solution for UK bus operators and public transport authorities to decarbonise their fleet, while minimising capital outlay and outsourcing key ownership risks around residua ...

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RockGroup
07. March 2024

Rock Group appoints PwC infrastructure veteran, Charles Johnson-Ferguson, as new Chief Financial Officer

Johnson-Ferguson is a chartered accountant and brings to Rock 23 years’ experience of advising on infrastructure transactions. He succeeds Jo Shepherd who will be retiring from the business after 6 ...

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RockRail
21. December 2023

Rock Rail delivers its second investment in European rolling stock and announces a new joint venture with Infracapital for Germany

Rock Rail and Infracapital have established a platform for investment in rolling stock for Germany, which will finance a new electric fleet for the Leipzig Central German S-Bahn Network 2025+ (MDSB 20 ...

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RockRoad
05. January 2023

Rock Road enters the zero-emission bus industry with the funding of 30 Wrightbus Electroliners for Abellio London

The Mayor of London's Energy Efficiency Fund (MEEF) has provided a debt and equity funding solution to Rock Road for the financing of 30 Wrightbus Electroliners to be operated out of Twickenham depot ...

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RockRail
02. August 2022

Rock Rail and abrdn Core Infrastructure announce first European rail investment

Rock Rail and abrdn Core Infrastructure have delivered their first European investment together following financial close of the financing of new electric trains for the Main-Weser Network in Germany. ...

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RockRail
21. December 2021

University of Birmingham and Rock Rail sign agreement to accelerate and promote rail cyber security

The University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with leading rolling stock and transport company, Rock Rail, establi ...

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RockRoad
03. November 2021

Rock Road: Driving the Zero-Emission Bus Revolution

Since entering the market in 2016, Rock Rail has established itself as the UK’s leading financier of new rolling stock having purchased more than 40% (>£3bn) of all new passenger trains procured ...

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RockRail
31. August 2021

Rock Rail completes the Padstow to Rock Swim!

Rock is honoured to be able to support such a great cause while giving back to the community from which our name originated. ...

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RockRail
21. July 2021

Rock Rail sends six brave souls swimming for Marie Curie

Rock Rail is delighted to have two teams taking on the Padstow to Rock Swim this year. ...

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RockRail
14. January 2021

EMR unveils newly designed seats for Rock Rail East Midlands’ state-of-the-art fleet

East Midlands Railway (EMR) has revealed the newly designed seats for Rock Rail East Midlands' recently named Aurora fleet which is set to help transform passenger journeys between London, Sheffield a ...

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