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Malaysia’s SMH Rail unveils new environmentally-friendly locomotive
Equipped with advanced technology, the ‘H10 Series’ locomotive is four times more fuel efficient than road freight transport on average.
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Sustainability
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?
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Opportunities for decarbonising rail track maintenance activities
20 August 2021 | By
Join this webinar, in partnership with Plasser & Theurer, which explored some of the strategies and opportunities that are focused on reducing or phasing out the traditional power use of track maintenance machines and activities.
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ORR figures reveal the lowest record of train emissions due to COVID-19
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has released data outlining the lowest level of emissions, on record, across Great Britain’s railway network during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Hydrogen Strategy revealed to transform the UK rail industry
The new government Hydrogen Strategy outlines how the UK rail industry can be supported through the development of hydrogen economies and continue to excel as one of the ‘greenest ways’ of travel.
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TRB’s Lightweight Rail Solutions
This video highlights TRB’s manufacturing capabilities and its goal to reduce emissions by making trains lighter and more efficient.
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HS2 supports new ECoW accreditation pilot project
HS2 Ltd is taking action to ensure that a new construction-focused Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) accreditation pilot for both the UK and Ireland can move forward as planned.
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Norfolk Southern releases updated 2021 ESG report
Norfolk Southern Corporation’s 2021 annual report is renamed the Environmental, Social, and Governance Report, to better reflect the company’s integrative allegiance to a sustainable enterprise.
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The digital revolution reaches rolling stock component services
Major global trends of digitalisation and sustainability increasingly guide the development cycle of component services in rail transport. VR FleetCare’s Vice President of Component Services, Anders Karlsson, and Head of Digital Services, Sami Kalevirta, explain how these trends impact the way that VR FleetCare undertakes the maintenance of rolling stock…
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Are you taking advantage of knowledge from past projects?
Read on to find out why your current approach to knowledge reuse might be causing problems.
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Railroad to climate-neutrality: Next generation rail freight transport
Dr. Ben Möbius, Managing Director of the German Railway Industry Association (VDB), writes how three goals – digitisation and automation; accelerated electrification; and ensuring social acceptance – are key if the rail industry is to realise the significant changes needed to truly decarbonise the logistics sector.
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Norfolk Southern outlines plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Norfolk Southern’s emissions reduction target has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and aligns with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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Trade activity to urbanisation: The trends driving the future of rail
29 July 2021 | By
Watch this webinar, in partnership with Cummins, which explored some key trends impacting the future of the rail industry, including how to address improvements in sustainability.
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Business intelligence in infrastructure planning
Find out the key benefits of Rail BI - a business intelligence tool designed to aid complex decision-making in rail infrastructure projects.
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“Cummins continues to invest in, and develop, clean diesel engines”
In an interview for Global Railway Review, Regina Barringer, General Manager for Global Rail and Defense in Cummins’ Power Systems business, explains the benefits that harnessing new fuel technologies can bring to the green, sustainable ambitions of the rail industry.
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Viper Innovations: Leading the way for SMEs carbon-neutral challenge
Viper Innovations are calling for more UK SME businesses to ‘do their bit’ to combat global warming through carbon offsetting and carbon footprint reduction.
