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GB Railfreight and HyOrc agree hydrogen retrofit study

Simon Walton
February 24, 2026
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GB Railfreight, an operator headquartered on the England-Scotland East Coast Main Line, has signed an MoU with US technology developer HyOrc to examine retrofitting older diesel locomotives with hydrogen-ready propulsion.

AERRL and Infrabel to test ‘net-zero rail fleet’ solutions for freight

Marco Raimondi
May 15, 2025
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The Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel and the Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors (AERRL) have been cooperating on how to achieve a “net-zero rail…

Report: Likely fraud with HVO leaves doubts over emission savings

Guest authors
April 14, 2025
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Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) is generally considered to be an effective and green, albeit slightly more expensive, alternative to diesel fuel. However, a new report…

Hydrogen for freight: ‘Green, but not the most obvious choice’

Guest authors
March 6, 2025
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In the quest to greenify the transport sector, alternative fuels have claimed a place on the rail scene. RailFreight.com had a chat with Stefan Bernsdorf,…

English ports fuel up for HVO trains

Simon Walton
March 3, 2025
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The Port of Tyne and the Port of Liverpool have had Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil fuelling facilities installed to service freight trains operated by GB Railfreight.

Deutsche Bahn in pursuit of CO2 reduction: ‘90% fewer emissions with diesel substitute HVO’

Guest authors
February 24, 2025
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Rail can boast of being the most environmentally friendly transport modality. Nevertheless, not all trains are exactly emission-free. On non-electrified tracks, trains may still need…

Freightliner’s carbon capture one container at a time

Simon Walton
September 4, 2024
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A UK rail freight and logistics operator Freightliner incentivises intermodal shift with ECO90 booking service, even for just one box.

DB Cargo UK turns to HVO to haul biomass

Simon Walton
August 7, 2024
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British rail freight operator DB Cargo UK is switching locomotive fuel on a huge contract from conventional diesel power to a sustainable alternative.

CEF unlocks 1 billion for alternative fuels, rail doesn’t get a penny

Marco Raimondi
March 4, 2024
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The Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) unlocked one billion euros through its Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF) to boost the deployment of alternative fuel supply infrastructure across the European Union. However, rail seems to be the only transport sector currently excluded from this project. The initiative is aimed at “road, maritime, inland waterway and air transport […]