At InnoTrans 2026, Hitachi Rail is putting the spotlight on the new Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) intercity, the first fully battery-electric train intended for passenger service in Italy. Manufactured at its Pistoia and Naples sites, the new train can operate both on electrified lines and on lines without an external power supply representing one […]
Category: Environment
Colas Rail first to DIY engine carbon clean for Scope 1 emissions
Infrastructure services leader, Colas Rail UK, is rolling out hydrogen-powered engine carbon clean across its 31-strong tamper fleet after successful trials on two assets at their Rugby depot generated fuel and emissions savings of over 13%. Taking these efficiencies a step further, Colas is also the first company to take advantage of the new Engine […]
RSSB’s Carbon Management Tool helps rail make better carbon decisions
Rail organisations can now access a free, industry-developed tool that helps them understand and reduce carbon emissions across infrastructure projects and programmes. The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has launched the Carbon Management Tool (CMT), a rail-specific platform designed to help organisations understand, manage, and reduce whole life carbon emissions from infrastructure and railway […]
RSSB’s Carbon Management Tool helps rail make better carbon decisions
Rail organisations can now access a free, industry-developed tool that helps them understand and reduce carbon emissions across infrastructure projects and programmes. The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has launched the Carbon Management Tool (CMT), a rail-specific platform designed to help organisations understand, manage, and reduce whole life carbon emissions from infrastructure and railway […]
Autumn improvement work scheduled between Cardiff and Bridgend
Network Rail is urging passengers travelling in south Wales to plan ahead with a programme of essential railway improvements taking place over three weekends this autumn. The work will take place from Saturday 19 to Monday 21 September, Saturday 26 to Monday 28 September, and Saturday 17 to Monday 19 October. During each weekend, the […]
Autumn improvement work scheduled between Cardiff and Bridgend
Network Rail is urging passengers travelling in south Wales to plan ahead with a programme of essential railway improvements taking place over three weekends this autumn. The work will take place from Saturday 19 to Monday 21 September, Saturday 26 to Monday 28 September, and Saturday 17 to Monday 19 October. During each weekend, the […]
Autumn improvement work scheduled between Cardiff and Bridgend
Network Rail is urging passengers travelling in south Wales to plan ahead with a programme of essential railway improvements taking place over three weekends this autumn. The work will take place from Saturday 19 to Monday 21 September, Saturday 26 to Monday 28 September, and Saturday 17 to Monday 19 October. During each weekend, the […]
£7 million rail improvements begin between Newcastle and Scotland this weekend
Passengers are reminded that a £7.1 million package of railway improvements starts this weekend, affecting journeys between Newcastle and Scotland. Network Rail teams will be at sites across the North East of England over the next three weekends: 19-20 September, 26-27 September, and 3-4 October. The investment includes track renewal, upgrades to switches and crossings, […]
Alstom and TPE sign £1 billion contracts for Britain’s first mainline BEMUs
Alstom has signed contracts worth more than £1 billion with TransPennine Express (TPE) for the supply and long-term maintenance of a new fleet of battery-electric trains. The British-designed and built trains will transform rail travel across northern England and support the delivery of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU). The agreements combine a rolling stock contract […]