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Get litter-ate: A quarter of Brits don’t know fly-tipping is a crime reveals new research by Network Rail: Trashspotting 1920x1080

Get litter-ate: A quarter of Brits don’t know fly-tipping is a crime reveals new research by Network Rail

Tuesday 18 Mar 2025
  • Mind the ‘generation gap’: only 54% of Gen Z know fly-tipping is a crime compared to 92% of boomers
  • Network Rail releases new research to highlight the negative impact fly-tipping has on the railway and wildlife habitats
“Your words are a life-saving kit” says Network Rail and Samaritans: STSL Phase 8 media image

“Your words are a life-saving kit” says Network Rail and Samaritans

Tuesday 4 Mar 2025
  • Samaritans’ Small Talk Saves Lives campaign launches as over half of UK adults (67%) would appreciate someone checking on them, by offering words of support, if they were struggling to cope
  • London Bridge station hosts ‘The Power of Words’ exhibition – celebrating people who have saved lives by using small talk
  • New campaign film reminds the public that when it comes to saving a life, you already have a life-saving kit available to you – your words

Latest News

Engineering work to affect journeys through Yorkshire this weekend: CFOLE 07-03 A-054

Engineering work to affect journeys through Yorkshire this weekend

Wednesday 19 Mar 2025

Passengers are being urged to check before travelling this weekend as engineering work for the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) affects various Yorkshire routes.

Gipsy Lane level crossing closed – new, safer pedestrian footpath is open: Gipsy Lane new diversion route

Gipsy Lane level crossing closed – new, safer pedestrian footpath is open

Wednesday 19 Mar 2025

Network Rail has permanently closed the pedestrian level crossing at Gipsy Lane in Needham Market Suffolk, following construction of a new, safer footpath using an existing culvert.

This is MCR: new sculpture unveiled to welcome and protect passengers: MCR sign at night

This is MCR: new sculpture unveiled to welcome and protect passengers

Wednesday 19 Mar 2025

A new light-up sculpture has been revealed outside Manchester Piccadilly station.  

Crucial track work near Loughborough affecting London journeys this weekend: Network Rail Worker On Track cropped

Crucial track work near Loughborough affecting London journeys this weekend

Wednesday 19 Mar 2025

Network Rail teams will be carrying out essential track lowering work near Loughborough this weekend as part of wider multi-million-pound Midland Main Line improvements.

Explore the Evolution of London's Iconic Railway Stations: Tours at London Bridge, Victoria, and Waterloo: London Victoria information kiosk

Explore the Evolution of London's Iconic Railway Stations: Tours at London Bridge, Victoria, and Waterloo

Wednesday 19 Mar 2025

In celebration of 200 years of railway history, Network Rail is offering exclusive tours at London Waterloo, London Victoria, and London Bridge stations. These tours, led by renowned railway historian Rachel Kolsky, will take you on a journey through time, revealing the fascinating development of these iconic stations.

Striking installation at London King’s Cross to encourage more people to report fly-tipping: King's Cross rubbish installation 3

Striking installation at London King’s Cross to encourage more people to report fly-tipping

Tuesday 18 Mar 2025

A massive mound of rubbish has been displayed at London King’s Cross to highlight the scourge of fly-tipping on the railway.

Get litter-ate: A fifth of people living in the south west don’t know fly-tipping is a crime reveals new research by Network Rail: Trashspotting 1920x1080

Get litter-ate: A fifth of people living in the south west don’t know fly-tipping is a crime reveals new research by Network Rail

Tuesday 18 Mar 2025

New research* commissioned by Network Rail to mark Global Recycling Day (Tuesday 18 March 2025) reveals that almost a fifth (19%) of people living in the south west don’t know fly-tipping is a crime you can be fined or prosecuted for.

Email alert service launched for railway neighbours: Sign up to DLN

Email alert service launched for railway neighbours

Tuesday 18 Mar 2025

A new notification service has been launched to help people living near the railway get quicker and easier alerts about disruptive railway work.