Check before you travel (CBYT) Christmas 2024 – Phase 1

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Dates

27 September 2024 - 20 October 2024

Locations

National

Audience

All passengers:

Total audience: bank holiday leisure and business travellers.

Target audience: young males, aged 16-34 years old, employed, travelling with others and for leisure purposes (who are not planning train journeys, checking before they travel, or booking tickets in advance).

Media channels

Owned:
- Digital station screens
- Printed poster sites
- Social media posts
- Website articles

Earned:
- Press releases

Internal
- Digital screens in offices/depots

Key contacts

Jessica.Lawrence4@networkrail.co.uk

Marketing@networkrail.co.uk

*Phase 1 (Friday 27 September until Sunday 20 October) *

The aim of this campaign is to raise awareness of planned rail engineering work over the Christmas and New Year bank holiday period, encouraging leisure and business passengers to plan ahead and check if their train journey is affected before they travel.

After extensive passenger and stakeholder research, we have developed a new creative route which is an evolution of the previous stick person creative design. This is the second time we’ve used this new creative design.

Phase 1 (soft launch) will run from 27 Sept until 20 Oct on owned media before Phase 2 (full launch) is promoted from 21 Oct until 2 Jan across all channels including paid media. Phase 2 will feature a slightly different creative with strengthened messaging and a more festive style.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

Materials for ‘National resources’ campaign:

27 September 2024 - 20 October 2024

Digital resources

Total: 10.03 MB

Print resources

Total: 13.15 MB

Social media resources

Total: 15.86 MB

Check before you travel (CBYT) August 2024

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Dates

8 July 2024 - 26 August 2024

Locations

National

Audience

All passengers:

Total audience: bank holiday leisure and business travellers.

Target audience: young males, aged 16-34 years old, employed, travelling with others and for leisure purposes (who are not planning train journeys, checking before they travel, or booking tickets in advance).

Media channels

Paid:
- Radio
- Press
- Social
- Digital
- Billboard

Owned:
- Station screens
- Social media

Earned:
- Press release

Key contacts

Jessica.Lawrence4@networkrail.co.uk

Marketing@networkrail.co.uk

*New creative design*

The aim of this campaign is to raise awareness of planned rail engineering works over the August bank holiday period, and encourage leisure and business passengers to check if their train journey is affected before they travel. After extensive passenger and stakeholder research, we have developed a new creative route which is an evolution of the previous stick person creative design.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 5 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘National resources’ messaging:

8 July 2024 - 26 August 2024

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‘Southern 1 (Wessex) resources’ messaging:

8 July 2024 - 26 August 2024

View materials

‘Southern 2 (Kent & Sussex) resources’ messaging:

8 July 2024 - 26 August 2024

View materials

‘Scotland resources’ messaging:

8 July 2024 - 26 August 2024

View materials

‘'Thank you' resources - from 27 Aug’ messaging:

27 August 2024 - 31 August 2024

View materials

Materials for ‘National resources’ campaign:

8 July 2024 - 26 August 2024

Digital resources

Total: 11.90 MB

Print resources

Total: 20.12 MB

Social resources

Total: 22.73 MB

Radio advert

Total: 23.87 MB

Campaign toolkit

Total: 47.21 MB

Materials for ‘Southern 1 (Wessex) resources’ campaign:

8 July 2024 - 26 August 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 2 (Kent & Sussex) resources’ campaign:

8 July 2024 - 26 August 2024

Blackfriars

Total: 64.08 MB

Charing Cross

Total: 71.00 MB

GTR

Total: 77.92 MB

London Bridge

Total: 84.89 MB

London Victoria

Total: 91.88 MB

Materials for ‘Scotland resources’ campaign:

8 July 2024 - 26 August 2024

Materials for ‘'Thank you' resources - from 27 Aug’ campaign:

27 August 2024 - 31 August 2024

Check Before You Travel – Late May 2024

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Dates

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

Locations

National

Audience

All passengers

Media channels

Paid Media channels: National and regional advertising, a strong mix of online and offline media, including press, web banners, digital display, Spotify, roadside billboards, radio and social media.

In-station channels: A1, DR and D6 posters, OIS screen and selected JCDecaux screens.

Significant regional paid media up weights for NW&C and Southern.

Key contacts

Jessica Lawrence – jessica.lawrence4@networkrail.co.uk

Marketing and Brand team – marketing@networkrail.co.uk

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 11 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘National’ messaging:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

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‘NW&C (Avanti & LNR)’ messaging:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

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‘NW&C (Chiltern)’ messaging:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 1 (Wessex)’ messaging:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 2 (London Bridge)’ messaging:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 2 (London Victoria)’ messaging:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 2 (Charing Cross)’ messaging:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 2 (GTR)’ messaging:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 2 (Blackfriars)’ messaging:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

View materials

‘Scotland’ messaging:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

View materials

‘Thank You’ messaging:

28 May 2024 - 31 May 2024

View materials

Materials for ‘National’ campaign:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

Materials for ‘NW&C (Avanti & LNR)’ campaign:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

Materials for ‘NW&C (Chiltern)’ campaign:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 1 (Wessex)’ campaign:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 2 (London Bridge)’ campaign:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 2 (London Victoria)’ campaign:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 2 (Charing Cross)’ campaign:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 2 (GTR)’ campaign:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 2 (Blackfriars)’ campaign:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

Materials for ‘Scotland’ campaign:

7 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

Materials for ‘Thank You’ campaign:

28 May 2024 - 31 May 2024

Check Before You Travel – Early May 2024

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Dates

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

Locations

National

Audience

All passengers

Media channels

Paid Media channels: National and regional advertising, a strong mix of online and offline media, including press, web banners, digital display, Spotify, roadside billboards, radio and social media.

In-station channels: A1, DR and D6 posters, OIS screen and selected JCDecaux screens.

Significant regional paid media up weights for: NW&C and Southern.

Key contacts

Jessica Lawrence – jessica.lawrence4@networkrail.co.uk

Marketing and Brand team – marketing@networkrail.co.uk

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 10 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘National’ messaging:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

View materials

‘NW&C (Avanti & LNR)’ messaging:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

View materials

‘NW&C (Chiltern)’ messaging:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 1 (Wessex)’ messaging:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 2 (London Bridge)’ messaging:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 2 (London Victoria)’ messaging:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 2 (Charing Cross)’ messaging:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 2 (GTR)’ messaging:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

View materials

‘Southern 2 (Blackfriars)’ messaging:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

View materials

‘Scotland’ messaging:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

View materials

Materials for ‘National’ campaign:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

Materials for ‘NW&C (Avanti & LNR)’ campaign:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

Materials for ‘NW&C (Chiltern)’ campaign:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 1 (Wessex)’ campaign:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 2 (London Bridge)’ campaign:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 2 (London Victoria)’ campaign:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 2 (Charing Cross)’ campaign:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 2 (GTR)’ campaign:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

Materials for ‘Southern 2 (Blackfriars)’ campaign:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

Materials for ‘Scotland’ campaign:

2 April 2024 - 6 May 2024

Check Before You Travel – Early & Late May 2023

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Dates

17 April 2023 - 30 May 2023

Locations

National

Audience

All Passengers

Media channels

Paid Media channels: National and regional advertising, a strong mix of online and offline media, including press, web banners, digital display, Spotify, roadside billboards, radio and social media

In-station channels: A1, DR and D6 posters, OIS screen and selected JCDecaux screens

Key contacts

Louise Howarth – Louise.Howarth@networkrail.co.uk

Marketing and Brand team – marketing@networkrail.co.uk

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

Materials for ‘Check Before You Travel – Early & Late May 2023’ campaign:

17 April 2023 - 30 May 2023

All National campaign material

Total: 15.18 MB

Print - National Material

Total: 22.31 MB

Digital - National Material

Total: 27.28 MB

Social Media - National Material

Total: 29.04 MB

Print - Wales - National Material

Total: 36.22 MB

Digital - Wales - National Material

Total: 40.04 MB

Social Media - Wales - National Material

Total: 40.39 MB

Print - Scotland Tailored Copy Material

Total: 47.61 MB

Digital - Scotland Tailored Copy Material

Total: 50.83 MB

Social Media - Scotland Tailored Copy Material

Total: 51.14 MB

Print - Western Tailored Copy Material

Total: 58.28 MB

Digital - Western Tailored Copy Material

Total: 61.27 MB

Social Media - Western Tailored Copy Material

Total: 61.56 MB

Print - NW&C Tailored Copy Material

Total: 68.70 MB

Digital - NW&C Tailored Copy Material

Total: 71.61 MB

Social Media - NW&C Tailored Copy Material

Total: 72.74 MB

Post Campaign - Thank You - National campaign material (to be provided)

Total: 72.74 MB

Check Before You Travel – Easter / Early May 2023

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Dates

24 March 2023 - 11 April 2023

Locations

National

Audience

All Passengers

Media channels

Paid Media channels: National and regional advertising, a strong mix of online and offline media, including press, web banners, digital display, Spotify, roadside billboards, radio and social media

In-station channels: A1, DR and D6 posters, OIS screen and selected JCDecaux screens

Key contacts

Louise Howarth – Louise.Howarth@networkrail.co.uk

Marketing and Brand team – marketing@networkrail.co.uk

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

Materials for ‘Materials for ‘National Check Before You Travel - Easter / Early May 2023’ campaign:’ campaign:

24 March 2023 - 10 April 2023

All National campaign material

Total: 16.40 MB

Print - National material

Total: 25.08 MB

Digital - National material

Total: 30.69 MB

Social Media - National material

Total: 32.80 MB

Print - Wales - National material

Total: 40.15 MB

Digital - Wales - National material

Total: 43.98 MB

Social Media - Wales - National material

Total: 44.37 MB

Print - Scotland - National material

Total: 51.69 MB

Digital - Scotland - National material

Total: 54.66 MB

Social Media - Scotland - National material

Total: 54.96 MB

Print - Western Tailored copy material

Total: 62.27 MB

Digital - Western Tailored copy material

Total: 65.19 MB

Social Media - Western Tailored copy material

Total: 65.48 MB

Print - NW&C Tailored copy material

Total: 72.70 MB

Digital - NW&C Tailored copy material

Total: 75.69 MB

Social Media - NW&C Tailored copy material

Total: 76.87 MB

August 2022 Check Before You Travel

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Dates

18 July 2022 - 29 August 2022

Locations

National

Audience

All Audiences

Media channels

Social
Web
Radio
Billboards

Key contacts

Marketing and Brand team – marketing@networkrail.co.uk

August 2022 Check Before You Travel is a national campaign advising customers to check their travel plans ahead of the August Bank Holiday where there is planned disruption on the rail network.

This campaign was run nationally, but regionalised assets were also created for the Southern, Scotland, Wales and Western regions. It has national paid media on the following channels: press, web banners, digital display, Spotify, billboards, radio, and social media. There is also upweighted paid regional media for the Wales & Western and Southern regions.

The campaign will also be surfaced on owned channels including social, in-station channels, JCDecaux screens and MyConnect.

These campaigns are no longer live or being promoted to public and passengers. However, if you would like to use these resources please ask permission from Network Rail’s marketing team: marketing@networkrail.co.uk

There are 2 sets of creatives and messages which might be surfaced during different dates:

‘Check Before You Travel’ messaging:

18 July 2022 - 29 August 2022

View materials

‘Thank you messaging’ messaging:

30 August 2022 - 5 September 2022

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Materials for ‘Check Before You Travel’ campaign:

18 July 2022 - 29 August 2022

Social and Website

Total: 1.84 MB

Paid Digital Animations

Total: 14.94 MB

Paid Press Ad

Total: 16.43 MB

Paid Radio Ad

Total: 17.69 MB

Paid Roadside Billboards - Global

Total: 18.30 MB

Paid Social Media materials

Total: 22.41 MB

Station Material Packs

Total: 56.64 MB

Materials for ‘Thank you messaging’ campaign:

30 August 2022 - 5 September 2022