Solar trains: Government confirms funding for low carbon rail projects, but does it go far enough

Five projects to each received £350,000 as Department for Transport seeks to cut diesel emissions across the UK rail network
Could you soon commute to work on a solar-powered train? That is one of the questions the government is hoping to answer after awarding new funding to five innovative projects designed to cut diesel emissions...
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