School pupils across Lanarkshire are being given the chance to use their platform to create a new message to encourage more people and businesses to travel by train.
Scotland's Railway has launched a national competition for every school in the country to create a one-minute advert, or design a large poster, to promote the benefits of rail travel.
Four schools - two primary and two secondary - will each win £2500 to spend on new tech for their classrooms.
The winning entries will be used to promote rail in the lead up to COP26 in Glasgow later this year, with their work being displayed in stations across Scotland as well as used on social media.
The winners will also be asked to input to the railway’s anti-trespass campaigns for 2022, as children and young people are a key focus for this vital safety messaging.
Alex Hynes, managing director of Scotland’s Railway, told Lanarkshire Live : “The railway plays an important part in making Scotland greener.
"We want our young people to help us showcase what Scotland’s Railway is great at doing - reducing our impact on the environment by getting more people, and goods, out of their vehicles.
"We’re decarbonising Scotland’s Railway - investing in more electrification and new greener trains - and we hope this competition will help highlight the positive contribution we make to Scotland’s communities, economy and environment."
Visit here to find out more about the competition.
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