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Pioneering trial for solar-powered trains
4 September 2019 | min read
A pioneering trial to use solar energy to partly power a railway line has become our latest effort to develop…
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Five times we’ve helped wildlife around the railway
21 August 2019 | 5 min read
This week, we shared how we saved hundreds of endangered fish in Cumbria during improvements to a Grade II listed…
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Green commitments at our railway stations
16 July 2019 | 2 min read
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National Refill Day: passengers save more than 100,000 water bottles a month
18 June 2019 | 3 min read
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World Environment Day: five positive impacts of the railway
5 June 2019 | 4 min read
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Developing a greener railway
26 November 2018 | min read