Environment | Rail Engineer

Scotland establishes hydrogen accelerator at University of St Andrews

Environment 29th July 2020

A new hydrogen accelerator will be located at the University of St Andrews in a £300,000 investment by the Scottish government.

Drones search out Skylarks on HS2’s route

Environment 27th July 2020

The HS2 route passes through some lovely countryside. That’s been one are of complaint from naturalists and ecologists,...

Alstom and Eversholt Rail to invest a further £1 million in hydrogen-powered trains

Company News 22nd July 2020

Hydrogen power on Britain’s railways has become one step closer as Eversholt Rail and Alstom have announced a further £1 million investment...

Electric forklift brings green benefits to HS2 construction site

Environment 6th July 2020

As construction of HS2 gets underway, and the company sets out to do so in as sustainable a way as possible, main...

What is the judicious mix?

Environment 3rd July 2020

The Rail Engineer feature “Getting electrification done: the net-zero imperative” with its electrification map attracted a great deal of interest. An updated...

Getting rail drainage back on track

Environment 2nd July 2020

What if there was a tried and tested solution to speed up trackside drainage times by a factor of 10, simultaneously reducing...

Rail decarbonisation update

Electrification 1st July 2020

The feature in our March issue that considered the electrification required for a zero-carbon railway attracted a great deal of interest. This...

Unipart Rail wins First of a Kind competition for its new zero-emissions Trac Rail Transposer

Company News 29th June 2020

One of the winners of the Department for Transport’s 2020 First of a Kind (FOAK) competition has been announced as being Unipart...

Greens call for commitment to increased electrification and regional connectivity

Electrification 16th June 2020

In its response to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) rail assessment commission for the North and Midlands, the Yorkshire and Humber Green...

UK business leaders call for clear hydrogen strategy

Environment 16th June 2020

Hydrogen Strategy Now is a campaign group of leading businesses that are looking to build a green recovery. The...

Irish Rail helping Ireland to reduce carbon footprint

Company News 5th June 2020

Over 50 of the largest companies in Ireland are signatories to Business in the Community Ireland’s Low Carbon Pledge.

Embankment stabilisation continues in the Derbyshire Peak District

Environment 23rd April 2020

Engineers from Network Rail are upgrading the railway embankment to improve future journeys on the line between Manchester and Buxton by protecting...

New technology helmets improve safety and aid social distancing

Company News 20th April 2020

Ground Control – one of the leading suppliers of vegetation control services to Network Rail, has deployed ‘game changing’ high-tech safety helmets...

Zero Carbon? Not here! Carbon-fibre bogie frame

Depot 3rd April 2020

During the IMechE’s Railway Challenge in 2019, the judges were hugely impressed with the composite bogie and springs demonstrated on the Poznan...

Editorial: Getting net zero done

Environment 13th March 2020

The UN Climate Change Conference, to be held in Glasgow in November, will be attended by over 30,000 delegates and 200 heads...

From awkward to straightforward

Environment 13th March 2020

Rhomberg Sersa’s in-line excavator comes out of the mines to sort out the Railway’s ‘difficult list’ Imagine, if you...