Network Rail completes latest zero carbon engineering project

James Murray
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Credit: Network Rail

Overhead line upgrades at Royston Station delivered without the use of any diesel generators or equipment

Network Rail's plans to decarbonise its engineering works have chalked off another milestone, with the delivery of its first fully zero emission project in the east of England. The rail network operator...

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