Eastbourne students quiz Southern Rail about green train travel
Two Eastbourne media students have grilled Southern Rail about the environmental benefits of travelling by train for a half hour radio documentary
Categories: sustainability
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Rail staff clean-up shows Brighton beach at sharp end for safety and the environment
Litter-busting rail staff from Southern and Thameslink joined forces to blitz a stretch of Brighton’s beach in this year’s Great British Beach Clean
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Southern supports recovery of vital Sussex habitat
Southern is supporting the recovery of one of Britain’s most biodiverse habitats – a kelp forest off the Sussex coast
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GTR recycles uniforms saving up to thousands of kilograms of greenhouse gases entering atmosphere
Uniforms worn by staff at the country’s largest train company have helped save energy and prevent emissions
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Railway waste warriors thrash the trash on Brighton Beach
Thameslink and Southern railway staff swapped rolling stock for rubbish bags when they cleaned a section of Brighton beach as part of The Great British Beach Clean
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Great Northern and Bee Friendly Trust join forces to give Nature a helping hand at stations
Great Northern’s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and the Bee Friendly Trust have just finished creating more than 20 ‘homes for nature’ at six stations: Bayford, Cuffley, Grange Park, Hadley Wood, New Barnet and New Southgate
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Community-owned solar scheme wins GTR and Energy Garden top award in railway ‘Oscars’
Govia Thameslink Railway and London-based Community Benefit Society Energy Garden have won this year’s Environmental Excellence Award at the National Rail Awards – the railway’s answer to the Oscars – for a pioneering community-owned solar scheme that is set to transform energy generation on the UK’s railways
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GTR sets science-based targets to combat climate crisis
Govia Thameslink Railway has joined a group of companies worldwide who have set science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets to keep global warming below catastrophic levels
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UK’s largest train operator sets out roadmap to eradicate carbon footprint
Environment experts at the UK’s largest train operator, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), have launched a roadmap of how they're doubling down on emissions to become carbon ‘net zero’ for all its energy needs by 2050
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Rail staff join Marine Conservation Society to clean and catalogue rubbish on Brighton & Hove Beach
Railway staff from Southern and Thameslink joined forces with the Marine Conservation Society, Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club and Brighton & Hove Buses at low tide on Monday to blitz a section of Brighton & Hove Beach as part of The Great British Beach Clean
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Cyclists riding high with better security at Thameslink's St Albans station
The MP for St Albans, Daisy Cooper, opened Thameslink’s new cycle parking hub at St Albans’ station, promoting greener travel in the community
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Sustainability steps up a gear with Great Northern’s new station cycle hub
The MP for North East Bedfordshire, Richard Fuller, has opened Great Northern’s new cycle parking hub at Biggleswade station, promoting greener travel in the community
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Brighton station hits 90% recycling rate for Global Recycling Day
Rail operator’s recycling facility has processed 190 tonnes in the last six months
Today, on Global Recycling Day (18 March), Rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has announced a 90% recycling rate thanks to its successful partnership with waste management start-up, The Green Block.
Since the installation of a Mobile Segregation Unit (MSU) at Brighton station in September 2021, the -
Rail operator unveils first co-operative energy project on UK rail network
The new initiative is expected to save up to 50 tonnes of carbon a year, generating over 200,000 kW hours of electricity.
Rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), which manages Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern services, is strengthening its commitment to sustainability through a new innovative co-operative energy project with community climate action group, Energy Garden.
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Supporting World Water Day: Train company’s smart water meters to save millions of litres a year
All 235 GTR stations will have a smart water meter by this summer Constant monitoring and leak alerts could save 40 million litres a year – 130,000 baths or 174 million cups of tea GTR’s station improvement programme will also save water by creating wildflower areas
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has announced on World Water Day [Monday 22 March] that it will install smart water meters at all -
GTR partners with Speakers for Schools for Green Skills Week
During this year’s Green Skills Week (5th– 9th April), the UK’s largest rail operator is taking the opportunity to inspire the next generation about a sustainable future. In partnership with UK charity, Speakers for Schools, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) will discuss how its dedicated environment team are working hard to reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
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Govia Thameslink Railway opens largest electric vehicle charging hub in rail and announces thousands of station improvements
Today on World Electric Vehicle (EV) Day, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) - the UK’s biggest rail franchise – welcomed Secretary of State Grant Shapps to open rail’s largest dedicated EV charging hub at Hatfield station, which features a total of 27 charging points.
The installation marks a milestone in a wide-ranging station improvements programme being undertaken by GTR, which encompasses more -
Thameslink and Luton Council launch ‘Bikes for Bedfordshire Health Heroes’
Thirty key workers at Bedfordshire hospitals could soon be travelling to work on free bicycles, thanks to a partnership between Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Luton Borough Council.
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“Smart” brakes improve energy consumption on Govia Thameslink Railway fleet
GTR’s trains are now returning over 50% more energy to the network to help power the fleet, following the completion of a £2bn modernisation programme.
