The railway is already one of the most environmentally friendly ways to travel – and we’re working hard to make it even greener.
In fact, we recently published our环境al Sustainability Strategy, which sets out our vision to serve Britain with the cleanest, greenest mass transport.
Here are six times we’ve improved sustainability around the network …
1 – Solar power at a Hampshire station
我们在汉普郡的Liphook站更换了行人桥，以便您获得更好的访问。
The station, on the Portsmouth line, carries services to Portsmouth Harbour and London Waterloo.
我们用更耐用的现代钢材取代了旧行人天桥。它将完全封闭，并将在残疾乘客的平台之间进行级别的升降机，有俯卧撑和骑自行车者的人。
可持续性是该项目的核心，使用太阳能发电机，用于为现场提供供电。
The project team also worked with ecologists to relocate slow worms onto nearby land, and are reusing excavated earth from the railway cutting, rather than bringing in new materials.
2 - 骑阳光
In 2019, we worked with social enterprise骑阳光在开创性的试验中，使用太阳能部分动力铁路线。
它涉及第一个太阳能电池板，直接提供电力的铁路线，为世界上第一个太阳能火车铺平道路。
创新方案将证明太阳能可以安全地绕过电网，以便为英国铁路的铁路的牵引系统提供直接的能量，而不会扰乱火车业务 - 世界上从未在世界其他任何地方进行的东西。
我们希望在未来几年内通过各种节省成本的举措节省350亿英镑。我们估计太阳能可以提供英国电气化的第三根轨道路线上的电力列车所需的10％，大多数在英格兰东南部的轨道上找到。
In September last year, Riding Sunbeams secured investment to help provide a commercial route to market for community energy groups looking for projects to develop and connect them to operators like Network Rail.
乘坐阳光的主任Leo Murray于2019年表示：“掀起英国最大的电力用户，铁路，与国家最喜欢的能源太阳能，看起来像是完美关系的开始。
“Helping to get the railways off fossil fuels in this way will cut running costs and benefit local communities at the same time as helping to tackle the climate crisis.”
3 - 未来的网站
A project led by us and contractor Colas Rail in May 2019 used solar lighting and power generation. This achieved a 97% diesel-free operation and prove the viability of a sustainable ‘Site of the Future’.
The major rail renewal project at Llanwern, South Wales, used solar and battery technology from Prolectric instead of diesel generators to save 6,000 litres of fuel and more than 15 tonnes of CO2超过两周。
它是一种环境的里程碑，朝着清洁，无碳的离网工作。它支持我们的目标，将近20％和碳排放量减少25％到2024℃。
4 – London King’s Cross
In 2018, we shared how we had begun to see tangible benefits from a range of eco-friendly initiatives it introduced at London King’s Cross railway station.
我们介绍了一系列措施，使车站在2006年至2012年的巨大翻新期间更加可持续。
These included rainwater harvesting, water saving taps, extra insulation and 2,300 square metres of solar panels.
The solar panels were specially designed to integrate with the iconic design of the Grade I listed building and had already reduced carbon dioxide emissions at the station by more than 40 tonnes.
The panels had generated one million kilowatts of electricity, enough to power 38 homes for a full year, saving us £125,000 in utility costs.
5 - 世界上最大的太阳能桥
我们在2011年和2012年重建了Blackfriars火车站，创造了世界上最大的太阳能桥。这种巨大壮举包括4,400多个太阳能光伏（PV）面板。
维多利亚桥建于1886年，是新的Blackfriars Station的基础。我们升级了车站以满足更多的乘客，并启用改进的火车服务。
A new roof, added to the historic structure, incorporated more than 6,000m2 of PV panels, creating the biggest solar array in London.
6 – Greener, cleaner seats
去年，我们在伦敦利物浦街上安装了可持续的源头座位，几乎将车站的座位容量加倍，到411。
The new furniture came with outstanding green credentials. The wooden seats themselves are oak and beech from 100% FSC certified sources. The legs are 85% recycled steel and the feet are made from recycled ocean plastic.
此外，座椅采用天然蜡处理，而不是合成清漆。它们可以用普通的肥皂和水而不是化学洗涤剂来有效清洁。
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