Hydrogen-powered train to be tested in Scotland as fuel of future [Scotsman]





Date: 21/02/2020

A hydrogen-powered train is to be built and tested in Scotland as ministers prepare to banish diesel from passenger rail services within 15 years.

The experimental train will be created by converting ScotRail carriages retired in December. [A Class 314.]

It is likely to be tested on a heritage line in Scotland like the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway, which has been used for trials of battery trains.


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