Colas Rail UK successfully concludes HVO fuel trial in revenue service
In a significant stride towards sustainable rail operations, Colas Rail has completed a successful trial of employing Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as an alternative to diesel fuel in its locomotive 56051. The engineering support, logistics,...Read more
DB Cargo Nederland tests HVO to replace diesel
Another subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn (DB) is launching a trial to replace traditional diesel with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). This time is DB Cargo Nederland, who stated that the fuel is being tested on the...Read more
EU rolling stock association: full electrification by 2050 is not realistic
The European Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors (EARRL), a representative body from the railway sector acting at the EU level, said that full electrification of the EU railways by 2050 cannot be achieved....Read more
DB’s locomotives at Munich North’s shunting yard will run on HVO
Deutsche Bahn’s (DB) shunting locomotives at the Munich-North shunting yard (Rangierbahnhof München Nord) will now be fuelled solely by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO). “DB Energie has completely converted the refueling station at the Munich North...Read more
DB Cargo tests green fuel to replace diesel in UK locomotives
tech tuesdayDB Cargo and its British subsidiary, DB Cargo UK, have carried out tests to operate a Class 60 locomotive fuelled with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel instead of diesel. HVO can in fact be used...Read more
How can railways phase out diesel from their operations?
HVO fuel and a future hydrogen combustion engine will play a role in reducing rail emissions. “We can replace old vehicles with new sustainable trains; however, we also need to do something to reduce the...Read more
DB Cargo wants to convert existing fleet and use biofuels
The HVO fuel or vegetable oil fuel seems to be the future for DB Cargo’s last-mile operations. The company aims to convert its existing diesel locomotive fleet and make it fully compatible with biofuels. Biofuels...Read more
Freightliner moves swiftly on low emission fuels implementation
UK operator Freightliner is putting itself forward as the leader in alternative fuels, designed to lower emissions, and accelerate progress towards the government mandated Net Zero economy. The company has embarked on further operational trials,...Read more
UK ministerial ceremony promotes DB’s green fuel initiative
UK rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris has made a fact-finding visit to DB Cargo UK’s Toton Depot in the English Midlands. The government official was on location to see for himself the progress made with hydro-treated...Read more
DB Cargo UK on the cooking oil again
Hot on the buffers of their last foray into sustainable fuels, DB Cargo UK has announced another new trial. This time the Doncaster-based operator has teamed up with Maritime Intermodal and conducted evaluation trials of...Read more
Tarmac and DB Cargo UK commit to renewable fuel
Tarmac, one of the largest customers of rail freight in the UK, and their rail freight partner DB Cargo UK have announced an environmentally sustainable fuels initiative. The delivery of construction materials on a key...Read more
Alternative fuels locomotive in full commercial service
DB Cargo UK and Tata Steel have completed collaboration and trials in commercial service, using the freight operator’s bio-fuelled locomotive. The two companies have successfully used the experimental class 60 locomotive, to run a load...Read more
DB Cargo UK and NR put HVO ’66 to work
After extensive static testing of a class 67 at Nottingham, DB Cargo UK have been given clearance by Network Rail to test a class 66 locomotive fuelled with pure renewable Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO). The...Read more