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14 June 2021 | By Global Railway Review
TfW's new Biodiversity Action Plan features five principles that will see the organisation work to ensure that it protects, enhances and champions wildlife, biodiversity and the country's ecosystems.
15 February 2023 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)
Scotland's Railway are investing £329k in an ambitious biodiversity enhancement pilot scheme to compensate for lost biodiversity.
1 December 2021 | By Lucie Anderton, Pınar Yılmazer
While most people working in rail do not consider wildlife to be a traditional area of expertise, that perception is changing. There is an increasing understanding of the rapid loss of global biodiversity and increasing understanding of responsibility, obligation and opportunity for railways to help halt the loss. Colleagues Pınar Yılmazer and…
22 January 2021 | By Global Railway Review
The high-resolution imagery from satellites and aircraft can produce detailed maps of habitats, helping Network Rail to identify likely biodiversity ‘hotspots’ found alongside Britain's rail network.
22 April 2022 | By Jason Brooker
Jason Brooker, Head of Environment at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), takes a look into how GTR, the UK’s biggest rail franchise, is at the forefront of the industry to create a more biodiverse landscape.
26 September 2023 | By
Rail is considered to be one of the world’s most ubiquitous forms of transportation, due its high levels of reliability and efficiency. With touchpoints across virtually every industry, rail transports goods – both consumer and industrial – between regions and across borders, and many will use a train for transportation…
16 June 2023 | By Elliot Robinson (Editorial Assistant - Global Railway Review)
East West Rail have already established 20 Ecological Compensation Sites across the first connection stage of the project.
21 June 2024 | By Global Railway Review
In this week’s ‘Good News Friday’, we cover Hull Trains' special VIP experience day for a young railway enthusiast, TransPennine Express' biodiversity enhancement with new station planter upgrades and The Big Rail Diversity Challenge 2024.
30 August 2024 | By Global Railway Review
In this week’s ‘Good News Friday’, we cover Northern's biodiversity efforts at train stations, Waterloo Station's achievement of the Autism Friendly Award and TfL's new Liberty Line launch alongside its search for local heroes.
20 September 2024 | By Global Railway Review
In this week’s ‘Good News Friday’, we cover Union Pacific's community grants supporting local initiatives, Great Northern's biodiversity efforts and GTR's award-winning solar energy project.
28 June 2024 | By Global Railway Review
In this week’s ‘Good News Friday’, we cover Northern's rail safety event for schoolchildren, a 240-mile charity cycle by railway veterans and Gargrave Primary students building a ‘bug hotel’ for local biodiversity.
3 March 2014 | By João Morais Sarmento
Time is one fundamental characteristic within sustainability. The notion that long-term projects cannot survive if they are not sustainable is an intuitive notion. It is only reasonable to believe that integrating the concept of sustainability into the management culture of an organisation takes its own time. Experienced managers are well…
19 April 2024 | By Emily Budgen
In this week's installment of 'Good News Friday', UK operator Northern takes centre stage. Read about their new art schemes and bug hotels!
30 June 2021 | By Global Railway Review
Areas to be created around two new HS2 viaducts over the River Cole in Warwickshire will include natural habitats for local wildlife, plus new footpaths and cycleways to promote active travel for local people.
23 April 2020 | By Raymond O'Flaherty
For Global Railway Review’s ‘Improving Rail’s Environmental Impact’ series, CEO of Metro Trains Melbourne, Raymond O’Flaherty, discusses how the operator is driving best-practice and innovation to achieve its sustainability outcomes.
