Network Rail rolls out £37.5bn green investment plan

Will Nichols
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Programme of investments should see 170,000 extra seats, while slashing the carbon footprint of UK's railways

Network Rail has unveiled a £37.5bn programme to improve the UK's rail infrastructure as part of a strategy to "increase the capacity, capability and cost-effectiveness" of the railways, while also slashing...

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