Trackside Tara talks about her passion for a big biodiversity project, which will create a dedicated site to protect wildlife for years to come. Tara Scott, a route infrastructure engineer in our Eastern region, is one of our most senior engineers. She’s championed an important and innovative project at a former railway works compound near … Continued
It’s World Environment Day and we’re sharing how we’re working hard to make rail travel even greener. Sustainability is important to you and it’s important to us. It’s an integral part of our aim to put passengers first and make sure our railway is resilient, efficient and provides a great service in years to come. That’s why … Continued
Scientists are using cutting-edge technology as part of our ambitious plan to improve sustainability near the railway. We have a huge responsibility to look after the land around Britain’s railway. In fact, we own and manage 53,000 hectares of land, including 200 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology … Continued
We’ve donated laptops to a school in Manchester as part of our efforts to support children learning at home – and reduce waste. Volunteers at Network Rail have designed a scheme to donate old laptops to children across Britain who are in desperate need of a device to help with their school work. The project … Continued
The railway is already one of the most environmentally friendly ways to travel – and we’re working hard to make it even greener. In fact, we recently published our Environmental Sustainability Strategy, which sets out our vision to serve Britain with the cleanest, greenest mass transport. Here are six times we’ve improved sustainability around the … Continued
We’ve just planted thousands of trees and published our Biodiversity Action Plan as we underscore our commitment to helping the environment around the railway. We’ve joined forces with national conservation charity The Tree Council to plant more than 80,000 trees and hedgerows across the country this winter. It’s part of a four-year, £1m tree planting … Continued
This World Environment Day, we’re highlighting our aim to improve our impact on biodiversity around Britain’s railway. Sustainable Land Use Programme One of our biggest initiatives is the Sustainable Land Use Programme, which will ultimately help us improve biodiversity by helping us manage our vegetation as an asset. We are targeting no net loss of … Continued
Did you know the railway has lots of jobs involving the environment, ecology and biodiversity? Network Rail is one of Britain’s biggest landowners so we have an important responsibility to look after the wildlife on and around the railway. Find out from Caitlin and Octavia what it’s like to work with the environment at Network … Continued
Birds’ nests, great crested newts and squirrels are just part of a normal working day for environment specialist Michelle Chrabalowski. Michelle spent her childhood camping in the woods and learning all about insects – but never thought she could find a job helping wildlife on the railway. Hear why environment experts like Michelle are so … Continued