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NEW DELHI: The railways is all set to roll out hydrogen-powered trains on narrow-hilly areas by December 2023, to turn out to be net-zero emissions by 2030. The initiative goals to show the railways ‘greener’ and atmosphere -friendly.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, chatting with reporters on Tuesday mentioned that the hydrogen-powered locomotives will probably be used to run the eight heritage routes throughout the nation.
“At present, these trains are run on either stream or diesel, but within the next two years, gradually, trains will be converted into green hydrogen-powered locomotives”, the minister mentioned.
The most engaging factor about this first-of-its-kind transfer can be that the outlook of those trains would stay the identical however they’d be powered by hydrogen.
“The outlook will remain the same while its energy sources will be powered by hydrogen”, the minister remarked, additional including {that a} hydrogen-powered prepare on the Northern Railway workshop. It will go for a take a look at run on the Sonipat-Jind part in Haryana.
The minister additional mentioned that the railway is engaged on being extra sustainable and inexperienced with out shedding its grandeur in providers.
Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned the trains will probably be on the traces of these operating in China and Germany.
The heritage routes of the Indian Railways, which run primarily on diesel – Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Kalka Shimla Railway, Matheran Hill Railway, Kangra Valley, Bilmora Waghai and Marwar-Deogarh Madaria.
NEW DELHI: The railways is all set to roll out hydrogen-powered trains on narrow-hilly areas by December 2023, to turn out to be net-zero emissions by 2030. The initiative goals to show the railways ‘greener’ and atmosphere -friendly.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, chatting with reporters on Tuesday mentioned that the hydrogen-powered locomotives will probably be used to run the eight heritage routes throughout the nation.
“At present, these trains are run on either stream or diesel, but within the next two years, gradually, trains will be converted into green hydrogen-powered locomotives”, the minister mentioned.
The most engaging factor about this first-of-its-kind transfer can be that the outlook of those trains would stay the identical however they’d be powered by hydrogen.
“The outlook will remain the same while its energy sources will be powered by hydrogen”, the minister remarked, additional including {that a} hydrogen-powered prepare on the Northern Railway workshop. It will go for a take a look at run on the Sonipat-Jind part in Haryana.
The minister additional mentioned that the railway is engaged on being extra sustainable and inexperienced with out shedding its grandeur in providers.
Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned the trains will probably be on the traces of these operating in China and Germany.
The heritage routes of the Indian Railways, which run primarily on diesel – Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Kalka Shimla Railway, Matheran Hill Railway, Kangra Valley, Bilmora Waghai and Marwar-Deogarh Madaria.
