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personnel and veterans by providing free rail travel across the country during the nation’s annual commemorations</strong> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Poppy Appeal collectors will also be able to access free rail travel to </strong><strong>The Royal British Legion’s London Poppy Day</strong> <strong>on 31 October</strong> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="carousel__info-body card__body" aria-roledescription="slide"> <time class="card__date">11 Oct 2024</time> <h1 class="card__title"> <a class="card__link" href="news/48-stations-battle-for-glory-of-having-the-best-local-businesses-in-the-2024-world-cup-of-stations" aria-label="48 stations battle for glory of having the best local businesses in the 2024 World Cup of Stations">48 stations battle for glory of having the best local businesses in the 2024 World Cup of Stations</a> </h1> <div class="card__summary"> <ul> <li>The public can vote for their favourite station as 48 railway stations across Britain go head-to-head to claim the title of ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses.’ </li> </ul> <ul> <li>The competition, hosted by Rail Delivery Group, kicks off on 14 October and runs until 18 October, with the winner revealed on 22 October.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Get behind your local station and cast your vote at www.raildeliverygroup.com/WorldCupOfStations </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="carousel__info-body card__body" aria-roledescription="slide"> <time class="card__date">09 Oct 2024</time> <h1 class="card__title"> <a class="card__link" href="news/all-aboard-for-economic-growth-rail-travel-contributes-over-gbp-9bn-each-year-to-independent-businesses" aria-label="All aboard for economic growth: Rail travel contributes over £9bn each year to independent businesses">All aboard for economic growth: Rail travel contributes over £9bn each year to independent businesses</a> </h1> <div class="card__summary"> <ul> <li>Rail travel supports local businesses and UK high streets, with train passengers contributing £9bn to independent businesses every year and over £23bn to UK high streets;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Around half of passengers agree that rail contributes more to local businesses than other modes of transport;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Overwhelming majority (70%) agree that having a train station helps their local economy and local businesses thrive;</li> </ul> <ul> <li>48 stations will battle it out to be crowned the ‘Station with the Best Local Businesses’ in the World Cup of Stations 2024 - the public will be able to vote for their favourite railway station from 14 October. </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="carousel__info-body card__body" aria-roledescription="slide"> <time class="card__date">30 Jul 2024</time> <h1 class="card__title"> <a class="card__link" href="news/rail-delivery-group-wants-businesses-to-make-greener-travel-choices-with-new-data-showing-rail-carbon-emissions-lower-than-petrol-and-diesel-car-in-almost-94-percent-of-80-000-journeys" aria-label="Rail Delivery Group wants businesses to make greener travel choices with new data showing rail carbon emissions lower than petrol and diesel car in almost 94% of 80,000 journeys">Rail Delivery Group wants businesses to make greener travel choices with new data showing rail carbon emissions lower than petrol and diesel car in almost 94% of 80,000 journeys</a> </h1> </div> </div> <div> <div class="carousel__info-body card__body" aria-roledescription="slide"> <time class="card__date">28 Feb 2024</time> <h1 class="card__title"> <a class="card__link" href="news/rail-travel-is-almost-nine-times-greener-than-by-car-on-the-top-100-business-routes-new-figures-show" aria-label="Rail travel is almost nine times greener than by car on the Top 100 business routes new figures show">Rail travel is almost nine times greener than by car on the Top 100 business routes new figures show</a> </h1> <div class="card__summary"> <ul> <li><strong>New carbon data shows that you can substantially decrease emissions if you switch from car to train for business travel across Britain. </strong></li> <li><strong>Taking the train on the top 100 business routes in Britain is: </strong></li> <li>o <strong>Almost nine times greener than using a petrol/diesel car </strong></li> <li>o <strong>More than four times greener than using a plug-in hybrid electric car </strong></li> <li>o <strong>Almost two-and-a-half times greener than using a battery electric car </strong></li> <li><strong>This is the first time the rail industry has combined granular data on train occupancy, fuel type, exact journey distance and many other factors to create detailed, accurate and reliable carbon emission data for rail business travel. </strong></li> <li><strong>Later this year we will be releasing carbon data for all point-to-point rail business routes across Britain.</strong></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid--featured-3-column"> <div class="card"> <div 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