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Network Rail introduces coffee cup recycling: passengers encouraged to Sip, Save and Recycle to help make stations greener
- Network Rail installs 32 coffee cup recycling bins at seven of Britain’s biggest and busiest stations
- Cup recycling facilities in all 20 managed stations by the end of October, after YouGov poll reveals that less than a third (30%) of Brits who buy coffee while travelling recycle their cup properly, using a recycling bin specifically for paper/coffee cups
- Initiative forms part of Network Rail’s ambitions to make stations cleaner and greener
Network Rail launches task forces in wake of Stonehaven tragedy
Network Rail has launched two independent task forces, led by world renowned experts, to help it better manage its massive earthworks (cuttings and embankments) portfolio and its understanding and response to severe weather events.
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Rail Minister officially opens first section of Dawlish sea wall which will help protect vital rail link to the south west
Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris today (25 September) officially opened the first section of the new Dawlish sea wall which will help protect the vital stretch of railway connecting Devon and Cornwall with the rest of the country from rising sea levels and extreme weather conditions
Reading station has been named as major station of the year at the 2020 National Rail Awards
Reading station has been named as the country’s best major station after picking up a National Rail Award
Track Renewals between Taunton and Exeter St Davids set to improve journeys for passengers
From Sunday 27th September to Saturday 3rd October Network Rail will be working day and night to renew track in order to improve line speed between Taunton and Exeter St Davids
Passengers reminded of railway closure for historic Todmorden bridge work
Passengers in the Calder Valley are being advised about changes to rail journeys next month during essential upgrade work to an 180-year-old viaduct designed by railway pioneer George Stephenson.
No trains in or out of London King’s Cross Station on October weekend as Network Rail makes progress on £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade
Network Rail and train operators on the East Coast Main Line are urging passengers not to travel to or from London King’s Cross, or on Thameslink services to or from St Pancras International via Finsbury Park, on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October, as vital work continues on the East Coast Upgrade.
North Yorkshire bridge renewals to make railway more reliable for passengers
Multi-million pound bridge upgrades are taking place on the Settle to Carlisle line in North Yorkshire to make the railway more reliable for passengers and freight.
Passengers warned of changes to journeys for essential railway upgrades in Manchester
Passengers are being urged to check before they travel this weekend during essential railway improvement work on a key route into Manchester Piccadilly station.
Network Rail introduces coffee cup recycling: passengers encouraged to Sip, Save and Recycle to help make stations greener
- Network Rail installs 32 coffee cup recycling bins at seven of Britain’s biggest and busiest stations
- Cup recycling facilities in all 20 managed stations by the end of October, after YouGov poll reveals that less than a third (30%) of Brits who buy coffee while travelling recycle their cup properly, using a recycling bin specifically for paper/coffee cups
- Initiative forms part of Network Rail’s ambitions to make stations cleaner and greener