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Bats: our flying commuters
31 October 2023 | 3 min read
Did you know the railway is a commuting route for bats? Bats follow the landscape using sound rather than sight at…
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Environment
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Our Low-Emission Railway
27 September 2022 | 2 min read
How is the railway becoming even greener? The railway is already one of the greenest forms of travel. But did…
![Aerial view of an Avanti West Coast train passing over the M6](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Avanti-West-Coast-train-passing-over-M6-Credit-Network-Rail-Air-Operations-1-min-scaled.jpg)
European Mobility Week
21 September 2022 | 3 min read
![Aerial shot of newly reopened Llandudno freight yard in North Wales](https://www.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Llandudno-slate-freight-train-drone-shot.jpg)
Resurgence of Welsh rail freight
7 September 2022 | 2 min read
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Soil Moisture Deficit on the railway
1 September 2022 | 3 min read
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What a ‘steel’ – how our projects are giving you better value
23 August 2022 | 2 min read