BaneNOR announces 50-percent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2030
Norwegian infrastructure manger BaneNOR on Tuesday announced that it will work to reduce direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases from construction and maintenance activities by 50 percent in 2030 when compared to 2019 levels.Read more
Vossloh wins Chinese order to supply zero-emission grinding trains
Vossloh will deliver three high-speed grinding machines to China. These are the world’s first emission-free grinding machines, according to the supplier. Read more
New electric battery train makes first journey during Glasgow COP26
While world leaders meet at the UN climate conference in Glasgow, an emission-free battery train crossed the iconic Forth Bridge in the UK for the first time. Developed by Vivarail, two existing diesel trains were...Read more
UK companies developed battery-powered rail handling machine
Unipart Rail and McCulloch Group have launched the first prototype of a battery-powered rail handling machine. The TRT-e is a zero emission version of the Trac Rail Transposer, which can remove and install all profiles...Read more
CRRC to provide Rotterdam with zero-emission locomotives
The first zero-emission, fully electric shunting locomotives for the port of Rotterdam are in the production line. By 2024, the Dutch harbour wants to replace diesel shunting locomotives and make its rail operations fully carbon...Read more
Intelligent Rail Summit 2021: what is it about?
The Intelligent Rail Summit 2021 focuses on asset management, Wayside Train Monitoring Systems and monitoring rail infrastructure, and takes place on 21-23 September in Bilbao, Spain. We are happy to announce that the event will...Read more
‘Get past hydrogen filling stations for trains only’
One of the challenges for the further development and adoption of hydrogen trains are the creation of a hydrogen ecosystem and multi-modal fueling stations. That says Muslum Yakisan, President of Alstom for Germany, Austria and...Read more
SNCF orders 12 hydrogen-electric trains
SNCF Voyageurs has placed an order with Alstom on behalf of four regions for twelve hybrid hydrogen-electric Régiolis trains from the Coradia Polyvalent line. In total, the order announced on April 8 is worth nearly...Read more