Helen Norman

Decarbonization

UK Transport Committee report urges government to speed up rail electrification

EU Commissioner Oliver Várhelyi and the President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić on the train through the Railway Corridor X. Credit: Predsednistvo RS
Decarbonization

EBRD, EU and EIB support modal shift in Serbia with €2.2bn for high-speed rail modernization

Railway Electrification

EC approves €1.1bn German scheme to compensate rail operators using electric traction

Decarbonization

Wabtec delivers 500th fuel efficient Evolution Series Locomotive to Indian Railways

Retrofit

Alstom retrofits first 36 MÁV-START electric trains with new train control system

Railway Electrification

Renfe rolls out first “Zero CO2” locomotive powered with renewable energy

Railway Electrification

Canada launches RFQ for new electrified high frequency rail link between Québec and Toronto

Decarbonization

Wabtec’s 2022 Sustainability Report highlights progress on key green initiatives

Battery Technology

Utah State University, ASPIRE and Stadler to test battery train in North America

Battery Technology

Fast-charging battery trial to resume after GWR agrees deal to purchase Vivarail assets

Hydrogen Refuelling

Hexagon Purus to deliver mobile hydrogen refueling stations to Deutsche Bahn

Decarbonization

Deutsche Bahn and the German Aviation Association encourage shift from air to rail