Topic: First of a Kind

Close up of class 37 nose and solid oxide fuel cell unit - a simple orange box on a stand

UK freight operator trials solid oxide fuel technology

A specialist operator in the UK is trying a new trick in the effort to decarbonise the industry. Colas Rail UK’s freight business has collaborated with G-Volution Ltd to decarbonise locomotive operations by using solid...Read more

26-10-2023|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Turning a 1960s locomotive into a 2060s motive power pioneer

A UK technology company is working on transforming a class 37 diesel locomotive from the 1960s into a hybrid motive power unit that could see service into the 2060s. Motive Zero, the company behind the...Read more

29-09-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton

Freightliner goes hi-tech for environment and efficiency in rail freight

Freightliner, the UK subsidiary of Genesee and Wyoming Inc., has secured government funding for its Freight Energy and Emissions Calculation tool. If all goes well, the hi-tech system will be deployed alongside existing management systems,...Read more

19-08-2021|Comment|author: Simon Walton