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Global Railway Review Weekly News Roundup
Craig Waters, Editor of Global Railway Review, explores what made the headlines in the rail industry during week 22-26 August 2022.
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Hydrogen Trains
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Coradia iLint to start passenger service on first fully hydrogen operated route
Alstom have announced that the world’s first hydrogen train, the Coradia iLint, will begin passenger service on a 100 per cent hydrogen operated route.
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A message from our Editor: Join us live and in-person at Digital Rail 2022 – Part 2
Find out why our Editor, Craig Waters, thinks that you should join us for Global Railway Review’s two-day flagship event, Digital Rail, taking place on 7 and 8 November at Twickenham Stadium in London, UK – marking our return to in-person events for the first time since 2019!
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CAF start dynamic track testing of hydrogen powered demonstrator train
Dynamic track testing has begun on a hydrogen powered demonstrator train developed by the FCH2RAIL project, which is a consortium of companies including CAF.
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A message from our Editor: Join us live and in-person at Digital Rail 2022
Find out why our Editor, Craig Waters, thinks that you should join us for Global Railway Review’s two-day flagship event, Digital Rail, taking place on 7 and 8 November at Twickenham Stadium in London, UK – marking our return to in-person events for the first time since 2019!
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Adopting cleaner technologies in rail: How Cummins’ Destination Zero can play a part
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.
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Siemens Mobility to deliver hydrogen train fleet to Berlin-Brandenburg metropolitan region
Siemens Mobility have been commissioned by Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn to deliver seven, two-car Mireo Plus H trains for the Heidekrautbahn network.
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PKP Energetyka to develop green hydrogen energy storage system
PKP Energetyka’s energy storage system will allow them to produce, store and use green hydrogen for railroad purposes.
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Siemens Mobility and Deutsche Bahn present new hydrogen train
Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility have presented the newly developed Mireo Plus H and a newly designed mobile hydrogen storage trailer.
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Solutions at SBB for producing sustainable, climate-friendly mobility
Around 100 years ago, electrification allowed Swiss railways to say goodbye to fossil energy sources for the first time. Step by step, ‘white coal’, i.e. hydropower, replaced coal as the primary energy source. This is now happening for a second time – with all fossil fuels being replaced by renewables…
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RIA Northern Ireland publish rail manifesto ahead of assembly elections
The RIA Northern Ireland have published a manifesto that sets out four key recommendations for rail, ahead of the country’s assembly elections.
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Alstom and ENGIE team up to offer rail freight decarbonisation solution
The Alstom and ENGIE partnership will replace diesel-powered locomotives with hydrogen versions, with European rail freight countries being the target market.
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Decarbonising transport – is rail green enough?
Richard Mann, Rail Strategy Lead at the sub-national transport body Midlands Connect, explains the different ways that rail can be decarbonised in central England and how the Midlands are able to meet the challenges this offers.
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The key role of alternative fuels in the decarbonisation of Europe’s rail sector
With the European Union focusing more on confronting climate change, Jonathan Cutuli, Public Affairs Manager at UNIFE, explains the key role that alternative fuels can play for the rail sector in lowering GHG emissions and how investment is key to producing greener results.
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Simulation models in hybrid train design: Issues of fitness for purpose
For Global Railway Review, David J. Murray-Smith, Honorary Senior Research Fellow and Emeritus Professor at the James Watt School of Engineering for the University of Glasgow, details the flaws in current simulation models for hybrid trains and explores how they can be corrected.