In the next issue
September 2020
‘Good things come in twos’ is the mantra for Future Rail September. Next time, we cast our eyes upon rail’s contribution to two major world projects: the China-Europe Silk Road freight service, which saw a record number of movements during the Covid-19 pandemic; and the Trans-European Transport Network, which includes the development of a series railway lines, airports and shipping routes to fill in missing trade gaps across the continent.
We’ll also take an in-depth look at Switzerland’s New Rail Link – a high-speed rail network 30 years in the making – and see whether expanding the UK’s high-speed route (HS2) to Scotland would help reduce emissions in line with the Scottish Government’s 2045 net-zero target.
Also in September, we investigate two locomotive-focused projects that recently received funding from InnovateUK’s First of a Kind programme: a trial of selective catalytic reduction technology from rolling stock leasing company Porterbook, which could lead to drastic NOx reductions in train engines; and the HydroFLEX project, which aims to bring hydrogen-powered vehicles to the UK’s rail fleet.
Finally, in a special photo feature we get the lowdown on the new Saint-Denis Pleyel station being built in Paris, France, which will be able to accommodate 250,000 passengers a day – but will it open in time for the 2024 Olympics?
Joe Baker, editor
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