📋 Tender Overview
1,150 Yards Of Plain Line Track Have Been Replaced On A Stretch Of Railway Line In South London Using A Suite Of Low Carbon, Sustainable Materials - A Uk First That Will Help Network Rail Contribute To Its Net Zero Commitment The Railway Has Successfully Delivered The UkS First Low-Carbon Track Renewal Combining Green Steel Rail, Low-Carbon Concrete, Recycled Ballast And Renewable Biofueled Trains To Cut Emissions Without Compromising Performance. Led By The Southern Renewals Enterprise (Sre) - Network RailS Integrated Delivery Team In The South Of England - The Project Saw Volkerrail, The SreS Track Business Partner, Renew 1,150 Yards Of Plain Line Track Between Honor Oak Park And Forest Hill Using Innovative New Products Developed By Network Rail Supply Chain Operations (Sco). The Track Was Fully Welded, Stressed, And Handed Back Early At Line Speed, Demonstrating That Sustainability And Operational Excellence Can Go Hand In Hand. Challenge Materials Account For A Significant Share Of The Overall Carbon Footprint In Track Renewals, As Much As 90%. The Key Contributors Are Steel Rails, Concrete Sleepers, And Ballast, All Traditionally Produced Through Carbon-Intensive Processes. Solution To Address This Challenge, The Project Team Worked With Network Rail Sco To Deliver A First In Rail Renewal Showcasing Multiple Low-Carbon Innovations Working Together In A Live Operational Environment. These Included: This Project Marks The First Time All Three Primary Track Components - Rail, Sleepers, And Ballast - Have Achieved Verified Carbon Reductions On A Single Renewal In The South Of England, While Also Using Hvo-Fuelled Trains. Results And Impact The Combination Of These Innovations Resulted In 63% (581 Tco 2 E) Avoided In Carbon Emissions Compared With Baseline Materials And Transport Methods - The Annual Emissions Of Around 200 Uk Households. Across The First Year Of The Programme, April 2024 To April 2025, The Sre Achieved A 10.2% Reduction In Whole-Life Carbon Against The Baseline - Underscoring Our Progress Toward A More Sustainable And Future-Proofed Rail Network. Beyond The Carbon Savings, The Project Demonstrated The Power Of Collaboration Between Sre Track, Network Rail Supply Chain Operations (Sco), The Environment & Sustainability Team, And Partners Across The Supply Chain. Building Momentum Green Steel And Low-Carbon Sleepers Are Now In Use Across Sre Projects, And The Successful Use Of Blended Ballast In The South Represents A Key Milestone In Scaling Low-Carbon Materials Nationally. Further Investment In These Supply Chains Will Continue This Growth. As Dave Sutton, Sre TrackS Project Lead, Noted: This Project Shows WhatS Possible When Innovation And Teamwork Come Together. ItS The First Of Many Greener Renewals We Plan To Deliver - Helping Us Move Steadily Toward Network RailS Net Zero Goals. Liz Baldwin, Sid Director, Added: Congratulations To Everyone Who Contributed To Delivering This Significant Achievement. It Is A Proud Moment For Our Team And A Powerful Signal Of WhatS To Come. The Success Of This Project Demonstrates That Sustainable Rail Delivery Is Not Only Possible - ItS Scalable. Looking Ahead While Challenges Remain - Such As Scaling Supply Chains, Ensuring Biofuel Sustainability, And Managing The Costs Of Low-Carbon Materials - The Honor Oak Park Renewal Offers A Practical Example Of How The Rail Industry Can Embed Sustainability Into Everyday Delivery. It Contributes Directly To Network RailS Commitment To Align With The UkS 2050 Net Zero Target, Providing A Replicable Model For Future Renewals Across The Country, And Striving Towards A Simpler, Better And Greener Railway. Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Paul Prentice Communications Manager 07354 529345 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
