An overview of Europe’s sustainable rolling stock developments
Sustainable rolling stock in Europe. Map made with Arcgis Storymaps
There are many developments in the railway sector ongoing to make rail operations more sustainable on lines where diesel is currently the standard. RailTech.com has gathered some of the latest projects and developments in hydrogen, alternative fuels, battery and hybrid trains in Europe in an interactive map.
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A paradox it may seem, but as with success story the autos…, as well full benefit of railways will not be gained, until added an own, autonome energy converter, on board any separate train…
(Current, “single track”, electrification of railways, no longer is timely.)
For railways, as stuck to the rails, thereby by nature vulnerable (not robust) the current technique for electrification, neither robust (resilent), has become one of the currently devastating bottlenecks.
UK in August Vivarail, Eversholt Rail and Kiepe Electric signed a deal to add batteries to Class 321 Renatus 25 kv overhead cable electric trains https://vivarail.co.uk/eversholt-railvivarail-and-kiepe-electric-to-develop-class-321-bemu/ and Network Rail and EDF Renewables an agreement for 15% of the electricity needed for stations, maintenance depots and buildings from a 49.9 MW solar farm in Norfolk https://www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/new-solar-power-agreement-for-a-greener-railway/