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4 April 2019 | By Global Railway Review
The direct rail service from London to Amsterdam – in its first year of operation – has significantly reduced CO2 emissions in comparison to flying.
18 March 2019 | By Global Railway Review
According to HS2 Ltd, the company building Britain’s new high-speed rail network, heat recycled from high-speed trains could power hundreds of new homes.
6 March 2019 | By Global Railway Review
A partnership between Porterbrook, South Western Railway and Eminox Limited will trial emissions-reducing technology which could be rolled out to hundreds of diesel trains across the UK’s rail network.
26 February 2019 | By Geert Pauwels - Lineas
Today, 75 per cent of all freight transport in Europe is carried by road. This high dependency on trucking directly translates into a yearly emission of 275 million tonnes of CO2 into our atmosphere. It also constitutes 30 per cent of all transport emissions (freight and passenger transport combined). Here,…
22 February 2019 | By Johann Dumser - Plasser & Theurer, Tara Nolan (Global Railway Review)
Efficiency and quality with a competitive edge can only be achieved if man and machine complement each other perfectly. Global Railway Review’s Commercial Director, Sam Pirani, and Junior Editor, Tara Nolan, witnessed this first-hand with an exclusive tour around Plasser & Theurer’s production site in Linz, which Tara details below...
20 February 2019 | By Elisabeth Werner - European Commission
Elisabeth Werner, Director for Land Transport (Rail and Road) at the European Commission’s DG for Mobility and Transport, writes that the industry must act now to utilise rail to tackle congestion, pollution and to ensure efficient, affordable, resilient and competitive mobility in the future...
15 February 2019 | By Global Railway Review
In this issue we explore Etihad Rail’s ambition to improve rail freight transport across the UAE, the Rail Freight Forward coalition’s aims to increase rail freight modal share and SNCF’s vision of future rolling stock that are connected, driverless and emission-free.
11 February 2019 | By Global Railway Review
The study of regular train users was launched in anticipation of the new hydrogen trains coming to the UK in the early 2020s.
8 February 2019 | By Global Railway Review
The funding is part of the third round of Innovate UK’s initiative, and is focused on technology that will improve environmental performance.
5 February 2019 | By Global Railway Review
Australia’s population growth is making rail transport an essential component of addressing the country’s growing public transport and freight needs.
4 February 2019 | By Global Railway Review
The UIC has participated in the IEA ‘Future of Rail’ report in New Delhi, which includes a central focus on India, where rail is the dominant mode of transport.
31 January 2019 | By Global Railway Review
UK Rail Minister, Andrew Jones, has announced project funding of £1.75 million that looks into solar panels that directly power trains and a system that uses hydrogen and oxygen to produce steam to power engines.
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