Class 314 will be Scottish hydrogen train test bed
MOVES to create a hydrogenpowered train for Scotland has taken a step forward with the issuing of a tender notice to convert a surplus Class 314 EMU.
Scottish Enterprise and Transport Scotland is leading a zero emission train project, and is aiming to have the train built, certified and operational as a demonstrator at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference, COP 26, to be held in Glasgow in December 2021.
The concept design for the conversion to a fuel cell train has already been completed by Brodie Engineering, Kilmarnock, in association with Areola Energy, a leading specialist in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
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