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"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.
CFL's new maintenance and repair workshop will reduce rolling stock downtime and improve the availability of the wagon and locomotive fleet.
Network Rail has announced that passengers at Birmingham New Street station can now get free and unlimited Wi-Fi that is fast enough to support video calls and streaming.
Transport for the North (TfN) says there are more reasons than ever to consider the train as an alternative means of travel.
The Czech-based Railway Research Institute, VUZ, has announced plans to install its own sources of clean energy and the environmentally friendly production of hydrogen.
The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) has announced the publication of its latest Position Papers 'Boosting ERTMS deployment' and 'The revision of TEN-T Regulation 1315/2013', highlighting the key issues if rail is to become the green transport mode of choice.
The train depot in the Northern England city of Leeds will continue to provide maintenance support for Northern, LNER and Cross Country trains.
Trains will continue to run as normal with SE Trains vowing to focus on improving the passenger experience on one of the UK’s busiest commuter networks.
In the largest rollout of heart restarters on the UK’s rail network, Great Northern, Southern and Thameslink will install 238 at-station life-saving automated external defibrillators.
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.
Stadler has secured its first contract in New Zealand to supply 57 diesel locomotives for KiwiRail, which will help the operator on its journey to be emission neutral by 2050.
The ‘Rail to the COP’ initiative will transport 500 travellers from Amsterdam to Glasgow, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of rail transport and climate targets.
A review commissioned into how Network Rail plans for and delivers engineering works, has found that while there have been some recent improvements, further work is required to minimise disruption to passengers and ensure public money is spent appropriately.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has revealed its Midwest Regional Rail Plan, a detailed framework for the improvements of the intercity passenger rail network in the Midwestern U.S.
