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When it comes to environmentally-friendly travel, rail wins by far. Trains contribute to far fewer greenhouse gas emissions than other forms of transportation. But the rail industry is still under pressure to reduce its carbon footprint further to meet governmental mobility climate change targets.
How are rail organisations working to be more sustainable and what projects and developments are in the spotlight helping the industry meet targets?
Network Rail have been given the go-ahead for a rail upgrade in West Yorkshire which will bring a faster, greener, and better-connected railway for passengers in the North.
Angus Campbell, Senior Partner at Foster + Partners, explains how the new masterplan for the Stockholm Central Station will create a new central hub for sustainable travel in Sweden and the advantages that this will bring.
Regina Barringer, General Manager for Global Rail and Defense at Cummins speaks with Global Railway Review’s Editor, Craig Waters, about Cummins’ strategy and mission to power a more prosperous rail sector by helping its customers succeed through innovative and dependable products that are good for the environment.
Daniel Koudolo and Paul Dorval from exo, the public transit authority that operates the commuter train network in the Greater Montréal Area, detail four different and innovative initiatives that enable exo to reduce its environmental footprint by preventing several tonnes of GHG emissions every year.
Network Rail will invest more than £120 million of Scottish Government funding in the next three years to boost Scotland’s Railway electrification.
Ashish Saini, Senior Assistant Financial Advisor of India’s Northern Railways, delves into the ways that the Kisan Rail Scheme can help the farming community and how this scheme can be best implemented moving forward.
A Memorandum of Understanding on ‘Smart and Affordable High-Speed Services in the European Union’ has been signed by CER, ALLRAIL, UNIFE and EU-RAIL.
Siemens Mobility have been commissioned by Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn to deliver seven, two-car Mireo Plus H trains for the Heidekrautbahn network.
Amtrak’s order builds on the initial order of 75 locomotives in 2018, with the first having entered service in February 2022.
HS2 have updated designs at Streethay near Lichfield to cut carbon emissions, with 80 per cent less concrete now being used in the project.
CargoBeamer have announced that the services it offers and the company itself are carbon neutral, with corresponding certificates issued by TÜV Nord Cert.
Alstom have signed an agreement with GTS Rail to provide 20 Traxx DC3 electric locomotives named E.494, with the first locomotive set to be delivered in early 2024.
If the report is approved by the Board of Directors, the San Francisco project section will complete full environmental clearance for high-speed rail in California.
ADB have approved the project financing for the South Commuter Railway to help ease road traffic congestion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
HS2’s ‘green tunnels’ will, when completed, be covered by earth, trees, and shrubs to fit in with the surrounding countryside.
