Transcription of Rail Environment Policy Statement
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rail Environment Policy StatementOn Track for a Cleaner, Greener Railway 14 July 2021 July 2021 Department for Transport Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road London SW1P 4DR Crown copyright 2021 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit or contact, The National Archives at Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. This publication is also available on our website at Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to us at rail Environment Policy Statement Contents 1 Purpose 5 2 Introduction 6 3 Scope 7 4 rail Environment Priorities on a Page 8 5 rail Reform: An Opportunity to Transform rail Sustainability 9 6 Traction Decarbonisation 10 Electrification 11 New Traction Technologies 12 7 Air Quality 14 Sources of Air Pollution on the Railway 14 The Regulatory Landscape 14 Improving our Understanding 15 Intervention Measures 16 8 Non-Traction Decarbonisation: Decarbonising the rail Estate 18 Stations, freight Depots, and Terminals 18 Vehicles 19 Materials, Construction, and Whole Life Carbon 19 9 Waste, Litter, and Graffiti 22 Waste 22 Litter and Fly-tipping 23
Decarbonising rail freight is a challenge that must be overcome because heavy freight trains require higher total outputs of energy and power compared to passenger trains. We
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