External linkFreight growth target 4 March, 20245 April, 2024 Freight operators ready to partner with government to get lorries off roads and support green economic growth.
External linkGreener travel 28 February, 202428 March, 2024 Rail travel is almost nine times greener than by car on the Top 100 business routes new figures show.
External linkCommitted to improving the UK’s trains 22 February, 202428 March, 2024 Over the last decade, more than half of all passenger trains have been replaced or refurbished to make journeys more accessible, reliable and comfortable. That’s equivalent to 132-miles placed back-to-back, further than Newcastle to Sheffield, Cardiff to Coventry or 2,300 football pitches.
Young Railway Photographer of the Year 1 February, 20244 October, 2024 Capture the moment and submit your favourite shots as we celebrate 200 years of railway history.
External linkLord Peter Hendy: Railway 200 and how the railway made the modern world 22 November, 202328 March, 2024 Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill joins Richard Bowker and Nigel Harris to talk about Railway 200 and our plans for celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of the modern railway in 2025. He also discusses the importance of inspiring the next generation of workers to the industry.
Article by Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, Chair of Network Rail, in RAIL magazine, Sept 2023 30 September, 20234 October, 2024 2025 is the 200th anniversary of this first passenger railway journey and the beginning of a global socio-economic boom maybe only rivalled by the spread of the internet. The rail industry intends to mark this occasion with a year-long national celebration which we are calling ‘Railway 200’.
All aboard Railway 200 27 September, 20234 October, 2024 A year-long programme confirmed by the rail industry to celebrate 200 years of train travel in 2025.
