Tag: Network Rail

Channel 4 and Nationwide Building Society partner with Co-op and Network Rail to highlight shocking abuse suffered by UK customer facing staff

Stuart Mitchell

Channel 4 and Nationwide Building Society have joined forces with Co-op and Network Rail to highlight the abuse and violence carried out against customer facing staff in the UK in a primetime thought-provoking Channel 4 ad-break takeover. The impactful #TogetherAgainstHate campaign features recordings and CCTV footage of both verbal and physical abuse experienced by each companies’ employees and delivers the important message that violence and threatening behaviour is never ok. Though there is only a small minority of the public perpetuating the abuse it should not be tolerated. The ad…

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Passengers take on plastic pollution at Britain’s biggest and busiest stations

Stuart Mitchell

Passengers have helped save the equivalent of three million plastic bottles from landfill with the introduction of free drinking water fountains at Network Rail’s biggest and busiest stations. Since launching in 2018, the water fountain initiative has proven increasingly popular with passengers. During last year’s National Refill Day – an initiative led by City to Sea – Network Rail celebrated saving the equivalent of one million plastic bottles and set a target of reaching two million by the end of 2020. Passengers have already surpassed that goal by one million…

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‘Spray train’ keeps tracks and taps flowing

Stuart Mitchell

An environmentally-friendly herbicide is keeping tracks and taps flowing up and down the country thanks to a partnership between water companies and Network Rail. Eight ‘spray trains’ cover hundreds of miles every night to prevent over-growing plants and weeds – and ice when temperatures drop – from disrupting train services. Thames Water was one of the first water companies to work with Network Rail’s predecessors to ensure the chemicals used did not pollute waterways, which often run parallel to rail lines. The project was first launched in London and the…

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RSSB, Network Rail and BTP launch “keep a clear head” campaign

Stuart Mitchell

The festive season should be a time of year when everyone can enjoy themselves and have fun. But partygoers are being advised to take extra care as newly-released data from RSSB, Network Rail and British Transport Police (BTP) reveals a sharp increase in the number of alcohol-related incidents across the rail network during the festive period. Of the 7,419 recorded alcohol-related incidents on or around the railway in 2016/17, 16% of those took place over the festive period – between 24 November and 2 January 2017. 21 people have been killed…

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Campaign empowers the public to act to prevent suicide on the railways

Stuart Mitchell

A new suicide prevention campaign Small Talk Saves Lives aims to give travellers the confidence to act if they notice someone who may be at risk of suicide on or around the rail network. Launched by Samaritans, British Transport Police (BTP) and the rail industry, including Network Rail and the train operating companies, the campaign hopes to save many lives a year. Small Talk Saves Lives is asking the public to trust their instincts and look out for fellow passengers who might need help, as illustrated in a new film…

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