DB Cargo Italia ditches diesel, switches to HVO
DB Cargo Italia is currently in the process of implementing a switch from diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel. All diesel-powered locomotives of the…
Cycling team sends bicycles to Spain by train: ‘Not a one-off stunt’
The Dutch cycling team BEAT Cycling Club will travel to its training camp to Girona this year by train. The bicycles and other equipment will…
Britain reveals Sustainable Rail Blueprint
The independently appointed Railway Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has published its comprehensive vision for the future of rail sustainability. The Sustainable Rail Blueprint, an…
Capturing CO2 while running a train – this could happen in the US
Capturing CO2 from the air while running a train: it could even make a diesel-fueled train nearly carbon-neutral. US-based startup CO2Rail Company, together with researchers…
DB Cargo orders 200 new diesel locomotives
With the turn of the new year, DB cargo started taking action to modernise its locomotive fleet. The German operator and one of the European…
It’s the environmental moment of truth for shippers
As the COP26 UN climate change conference takes place in Glasgow, UK, the urgency for a green transport transition is more urgent than ever. Shifting…
FELB makes rail greener by switching to Container 2.0
That rail is the more sustainable transport option we already knew. But did you know that it can become more sustainable by changing the container…
METRANS: If we do produce CO2, this is offset in development projects
Rail transport is already known as one of the transport modalities with the lowest CO2 emissions, but this can always be lower. Better yet, it…