Helen Norman

Battery Technology

Batteries and hydrogen could power heavy rail in Australia in the next decade, study reveals

Decarbonization

TransPennine Express becomes first UK rail operator to be declared Carbon Literate

Railway Electrification

Denmark’s Danske Statsbaner orders eight new energy-efficient trains from Talgo

Hydrogen Trains

HDF Energy teams up with DiGas to jointly develop hydrogen freight locomotives

Decarbonization

SNCF Voyageurs orders 60 additional RER NG electric trains from Alstom for the Île-de-France region

Railway Electrification

Deutsche Bahn feeding solar power directly into the traction power grid for the first time

Stadler's FLIRT Akku battery-electric train
Battery Technology

Train battery market value predicted to surpass US$975.9m by 2033, new report finds

Decarbonization

Eurostar celebrates five years of sustainable travel between London and Amsterdam

Semiconductors

Mitsubishi Electric to begin shipping new high power and efficient insulated-gate bipolar transistor

Railway Electrification

Siemens consortium partners with Gujarat Metro Rail Corp for advanced rail electrification

Decarbonization

Alstom contract with Maryland Transit Administration to test fuel-saving and digital innovations

Decarbonization

Rail sector welcomes European Parliament vote on reform of Emissions Trading Scheme