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South Western Railway to sponsor a category in this year’s Britain in Bloom competition

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March 16, 2025
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South Western Railway is sponsoring a new category in the annual ‘Britain in Bloom’ nationwide gardening competition.

ScotRail to trial Vegetable Oil on Class 156 train

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March 14, 2025
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Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil is going to be trialled as a diesel alternative on a ScotRail Class 156 train.

London freight terminal becomes UK first Net Zero terminal

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March 13, 2025
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DB Cargo UK is boasting that it has created the country’s first ‘net zero’ rail freight terminal, at Cricklewood in North London.

Greater Manchester station made more environmentally friendly

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March 8, 2025
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Bolton station in Greater Manchester has been made more environmentally friendly with the planting of new trees and planters around the station.

English ports fuel up for HVO trains

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March 3, 2025
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The Port of Tyne and the Port of Liverpool have had Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil fuelling facilities installed to service freight trains operated by GB Railfreight.

DB ESG to investigate use of hydrogen to improve carbon clean and capture

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March 2, 2025
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DB ESG has secured funding from InnovateUK for a project aiming to reduce rail vehicle emissions using hydrogen-powered carbon clean and capture.

Siemens’ Yorkshire Rail Village powered by £2m Solar Array

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February 26, 2025
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Siemens has made a number of investments at its Goole Rail Village, all aimed at being low-carbon. Siemens says that the Rail Village now has…

Video: Construction milestone at HS2 Long Itchington Wood Tunnel

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February 26, 2025
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Long Itchington Wood Tunnel in Warwickshire has become the first deep tunnel on HS2 to complete its civil engineering phase.

Norfolk’s Bressingham Steam and Gardens awarded £400,000 grant

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February 25, 2025
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The Museum Estate and Development Fund has granted Bressingham Steam and Gardens £429,719 to allow them to put a new roof on the locomotive shed.…

Transport for London and Network Rail agree to work together on London transport issues

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February 12, 2025
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Transport for London (TfL) and Network Rail have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on London transport issues.