Train stations across Germany have been implementing an energy-saving measure aimed at reducing electricity consumption since Sunday. Around 1,800 displays installed nationwide now automatically switch off background lighting…
Alstom NUG Propulsion System (ANP), the company’s joint venture in China, has recently debuted a novel traction system on one of its trains. Trial operations in the city…
Recuperated brake energy trains on the UK’s high-speed line HS1 can power more than 375 homes on an annual basis. That’s the conclusion on the part of HS1,…
Amsterdam public transport companies GVB and the Amsterdam transport region will initiate a project next year whereby brake energy from metros is fed back to the grid. This…
In Lower Austria, ÖBB has put the world’s first wind turbine that is solely used for traction current into operation. With a tip height of 200 metres and…
SBB announced its concrete energy saving measures this week. It will reduce travel speed in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, turn down the heat in train compartments and switch…
ÖBB will be equipping its Cityjet trains from the Siemens Desiro ML series with new software so that they can be put in so-called ‘sleep mode plus’. The…
What if you could run more trains on a railway by coupling different trains while they are running? That is the aim of Israeli startup DirecTrainSystems (DTS), building…
“Rail is already in the spotlight because it uses less energy than other modes of transport, but there is also still much to be won through energy savings”,…
Several countries have adopted a Norwegian technology that has a positive effect on the climate and saves society from large expenses. Bane NOR calculated that if every European…
A new way of providing light at railway sidings is developed in the Netherlands. The innovation named RailLight is installed on the sides of railway tracks, resulting in…
PKP Intercity, the Polish incumbent operator of the long-distance trains, improved energy efficiency of its trains. The company’s entire fleet of electric multiple units and electric locomotives was…
Swiss railway operator SBB is moving further in implementing its energy-saving policy. The company has started to generate traction energy with the help of solar panels. In five…
Dutch infrastructure manager ProRail has reduced its CO2 emissions in eight times over the last ten years. In the coming years, it will continue to implement this policy…
PKP Energetyka, the energy supplier for the Polish railway network, is constructing the first storage facility in the country dedicated to the rail sector. It will be located…