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A database of documents and reports released by industry bodies. You can download the document by clicking on its title, and can filter reports by author or subject. If you have a report you would like to submit to the Rail Hub, please email [email protected].
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The future for hydrogen trains in the UK
01/01/2019Institution of Mechanical Engineers SearchResearchItemsAlthough the IMechE says that hydrogen power could be part of the solution for decarbonising railways, there is concern that such trains “will be used by funders as a reason to avoid future electrification.” The organisation argues that the “fear should be eliminated at source, by ensuring a universal understanding that fuel cell traction should be viewed as an option only where long-term technical, environmental and/or economic factors make electrification a poor option.” It argues that government should move ahead with electrification, but also that industry should encourage “the development and deployment of hydrogen trains” and that the technology be “developed in industrial areas where hydrogen production already occurs, and can support the wider transport system.”
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Increasing capacity: putting Britain’s railways back on track
01/01/2017Institution of Mechanical Engineers SearchResearchItems“Fundamentally, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers believes that society should expect interconnected sustainable transport,” says this report. Although it accepts that there is now a focus on expanding capacity it also says that “‘GB Rail is in heavy catch up mode.” The paper argues that investment must continue. Recommendations include pushing ahead with moving block signalling, pushing forward with innovation, and building new infrastructure to cope with bottlenecks.
