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,...Read more
Capturing CO2 from the air while running a train: it could even make diesel-fuelled train operation nearly carbon-neutral, according to new research. US-based startup CO2Rail Company, together with researchers from various universities, are working to...Read more
Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF has started dynamic track testing of their retrofitted Renfe Civia hydrogen-battery train for the FCH2Rail project last week. The European project Fuel Cell Hybrid PowerPack for Rail Applications works on...Read more
Trains have long been associated with tourism and discovering a new country or travelling Europe. However, in the past decades mass tourism seems to have deserted one of the oldest modes of transport still in...Read more
Has the pandemic made an end to regular business travel abroad? Not according to Eurostar, which reports a significant uptick in business travel in the first half of 2022. Business travel on the high-speed rail...Read more
For non-electrified lines, battery trains and hydrogen technology can assist in phasing out diesel trains and reduce harmful emissions. At the Rail Infra Forum on 15 and 16 March 2023, the focus will be on...Read more
SNCF subsidiary Captrain France has announced a partnership agreement with Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy) to develop hydrogen-powered locomotives, a decarbonisation solution for French and European rail freight.Read more
The EU Parliament’s plenary session on Wednesday, 22 June, voted in favour of revising the EU Emissions Trading System. In practice, this means that the ETS will include emissions from all transport modes, while its...Read more
It is often said that trains are a sustainable form of transport with very low CO2 emissions because trains are mostly powered by electricity. But what are steps that the railway sector is taking to...Read more
67 percent of Network Rail suppliers have signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative to reduce their carbon footprint. By 2025, three-quarters of suppliers should have set targets to reduce emissions in line with...Read more
AnalysisAccording to a report commissioned by five airline associations, the CO2 benefits of shifting short haul flights to rail are limited. The report aims to highlight the fact that the picture is far more complex...Read more
A new ferry service for trains to cross the Strait of Messina has been inaugurated on Monday by Italian infrastructure manager RFI. It is operational right away to carry trains from mainland Italy to Sicily....Read more
A train on batteries that regenerate automatically sounds futuristic, but is exactly what Australian mining company Fortescue and UK-based Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) are currently developing. The gravitational energy from the heavy iron ore load...Read more
SNCF Gares & Connexions plans to deploy 1.1 million m2 of solar panels on railway station property by 2030. They have launched a nationwide consultation for the installation of solar panels on the grounds of...Read more
Trials runs of Japan’s first hydrogen-powered train ‘Hybari’ will start next month, reports Japanese news agency Jiji Press. The train is developed by railway company JR East, Toyota Motor and Hitachi. Read more