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Biomass by HVO to UK’s Drax power station

DB Cargo makes its green credentials very clear at Drax Power Station. Image: © DB Cargo UK.

British freight carrier DB Cargo UK has been an early adopter of alternative fuels. With their large fleet of diesel locomotives, that may well have a good economic case. The distinctively red-liveried operator is an eager environmentalist as well. Now, the company has stated it will combine its green credentials with its deliveries to Britain’s self-styled green power generating complex at Drax in Yorkshire.

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Green transport all the way

Biomass by HVO to UK’s Drax power station

DB Cargo makes its green credentials very clear at Drax Power Station. Image: © DB Cargo UK.

British freight carrier DB Cargo UK has been an early adopter of alternative fuels. With their large fleet of diesel locomotives, that may well have a good economic case. The distinctively red-liveried operator is an eager environmentalist as well. Now, the company has stated it will combine its green credentials with its deliveries to Britain’s self-styled green power generating complex at Drax in Yorkshire.

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Author: Simon Walton

Simon Walton is RailFreight's UK correspondent.

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Great British Railways, the proposed new overarching body for infrastructure and train management, is to have a statutory requirement to promote rail freight. That much…
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One Manchester bridge is being replaced, while another has shattered under a freight train. Railway neighbours reported the sound of a building collapsing and fixtures…
Contraband on rail Poland and Lithuania fight Belarusian smuggling: ‘State-owned enterprises may also be involved’

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