Export is a major growth strategy for many sectors and that is no exception for rail. With a history of export, the rail sector has, and continues, to provide key expertise, parts and systems to railway operations around the global. The credibility of UK goods and services, particularly in rail remains high.
The Rail Forum recognise that a balanced portfolio of strong domestic market combined with growing export markets can deliver the future for the industry. Our export support seeks to deliver real support for members by working closely with our partners such as Department for Business & Trade, and UK Export Finance and taking a steer on our activities directly from our members - both via our Export Steering Group (find out more information below) and through consultation with our wider membership.
In fact, this activity forms one of our key workstreams because 50% of our members are either already exporting, or are looking at exporting!
What does our export support look like?
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Rail Forum is proud to support International Trade Week 2026, taking place from 9 to 13 November, and the opportunity it provides to celebrate the strength, innovation and global reach of the UK rail sector. The campaign, led by the Department for Business and Trade, highlights the capabilities of UK businesses and encourages organisations to showcase their export success stories and international ambitions.
To help members get involved, we have created a set of ready-to-use social media templates that can be customised with your own branding, messaging and export-related content. Examples of templates that we have created in previous years can be found in the drop-down section below.
