Rail Infrastructure

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Discontinuous Electrification: Why East West Rail is Choosing Batteries Over Continuous Wires

For over a century, railway electrification meant one thing: continuous overhead wires. But the UK’s East West Rail (EWR)—connecting Oxford and Cambridge—has confirmed it will use Discontinuous Electrification supported by Battery Electric Multiple Units (BEMUs). This represents one of the most consequential shifts in UK railway engineering in decades. What Is Discontinuous Electrification? Instead of […]

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Germany’s Green Steel Rails: DB InfraGO’s Verified Step Toward Lower-Carbon Infrastructure

The carbon footprint of railway infrastructure is influenced not only by train operations but also by the materials used to build and maintain the network. Steel rails, which require significant energy to produce, are a major contributor to indirect (Scope 3) emissions for infrastructure managers. This year, DB InfraGO, Germany’s rail infrastructure manager, placed an

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