railway

Study: Rail 'crucial' to meeting UK net zero targets

Rail

Study: Rail 'crucial' to meeting UK net zero targets

New analysis suggests boosting rail use by 40 per cent by 2035 could deliver £46bn in economic benefits and turbocharge the net zero transition

clock 14 November 2024 • 3 min read

Transport

Diesel-fuelled UK rail investment plans condemned as 'missed opportunity'

Transport secretary Grant Shapps announced £794m investment package over the weekend in two rail routes that closed 50 years ago, but campaigners have criticised the plans for relying on diesel engines

clock 26 January 2021 • 2 min read

Rail

All aboard: Inside Hitachi's vision for a zero carbon battery-powered UK rail network

Koji Agatsuma, engineering director at Hitachi Rail Europe, argues battery trains could offer the UK a flexible, no-regrets transition to a net zero rail network

clock 09 October 2019 • 11 min read

Rail

Network Rail tasked with boosting biodiversity around UK train tracks

Government publishes new strategy setting out how it expects Network Rail to protect and enhance the UK's railway line-side environment

clock 24 July 2019 • 3 min read

Rail

Deutsche Bahn's UK freight business switches to green power

DB Cargo UK, the UK's largest freight provider, now sources 100 per cent green power for all its rail sites and offices under new deal with SSE

clock 17 July 2018 • 1 min read

Rail

'New ambition': Government targets 2040 phase-out for diesel trains

Rail minister Jo Johnson calls for an end to diesel-only trains in the UK, but warns total electrification of track is not the answer

clock 13 February 2018 • 2 min read