Greener Railway
Welcome to the Greener Railway Hub
Network Rail’s resource centre for sustainability information.
Delivering a greener railway
In May 2025, we refreshed our Greener Railway Strategy. We have identified eight priority areas that will help us achieve our ambitions.
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Manage waste
Not handling waste effectively can have major environmental, legal, financial and social implications.
Manage sustainability within a project
Network Rail and our projects follow the Project Acceleration in a Controlled Environment (PACE) process.
Nature-based Solutions (NbS)
Climate challenges also affect railway operations - and while there are engineering solutions we can also use nature to help.
Public Procurement Notice 002
From 1 October 2025, central government departments must apply a minimum 10% weighting for social value when awarding contracts, under PPN 002.
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