Network Rail is among the public bodies who will be most affected if a new anti-litter campaign fronted by Bill Bryson catches the public imagination.
He wants members of the public to take out abatement orders forcing land owners to clear up unsightly rubbish on their land under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Bryson, a bestselling author and president of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, Network Rail has ignored requests to clear up tracks in Cambridgeshire.
Will clearing up litter improve the passenger experience and give residents living near tracks a better impression of the industry, all at a relatively low cost? Or is this a potentially costly and disruptive pain-in-the-neck for Network Rail and the train operators that will never satisfy everyone?
