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HS2 Ltd has unveiled a virtual tour of its sustainable Interchange Station, to showcase the high-speed railway’s commitments to helping the fight against UK climate change.
Onrail has signed a long-term full-service agreement to lease two EuroDual locomotives from European Loc Pool, as the Norwegian rail freight operator continues to modernise its hybrid fleet.
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The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has urged the UK government not to scale back investment in the railways and to deliver major projects, including HS2 in full.
"Although we welcome these positive plans, action is needed now if we are to reach Net Zero on our railways by 2050," says David Clarke, Technical Director at the Railway Industry Association (RIA).
Over the past five years, JR Kyushu's DENCHA trains - the world’s first battery-powered train charged by AC overhead lines - have reduced CO2 emissions by 2.7 million kg.
The Office of Rail and Road has published data demonstrating that the UK is electrifying its railway at less than half the rate needed to decarbonise by 2050.
The leading European rolling stock lessor, Alpha Trains, has signed a long-term contract to lease 23 EMU trains to Trans Regio, a subsidiary of the Transdev Group.
At the unveiling of a new commemorative 21st anniversary design on the fifth and final unit of its Paragon fleet, Hull Trains’ new Managing Director, David Gibson, has vowed to make the operator a ‘beacon’ of East Yorkshire.
A contract to design, manufacture, and supply the latest fuel-efficient diesel electric locomotives to Pacific National, has been awarded to CIMIC Group’s UGL.
The first of Brightline's newest modern high-speed trainsets will be taken to West Palm Beach, where it will be stationed in preparation for Brightline’s high-speed rail corridor expansion.
Siemens Mobility will supply 30 Vectron MS locomotives to Cargounit, Poland’s largest independent train leasing company, with the first two locomotives expected to be delivered before the end of 2021.
The California High-Speed Rail Authority reveals its latest Sustainability Report, outlining the positive impact the electrified high-speed rail project continues to have on halting climate change.
Lumo is to become the new, wholly electric rail service to launch between Edinburgh and London to replace domestic flights and produce more sustainable and affordable travel options.
