The train transported 2,500 tonnes of steel product from Wales to West Midlands

Riding Sunbeams has landed its first commercial funding to power trains in South East England and the Valleys in South Wales with solar energy

The collaboration aims to accelerate the mass production of batteries to provide emission-free power for hundreds of battery trains across the UK

A two-carriage train loaded with 110 tonnes of RDF arrived at Geminor’s HUB in Landskrona in Sweden, sent from another of the company’s facilities in Braunsbedra, Germany

The trains will bridge the 80 kilometres of non-electrified line between the cities of Chemnitz and Leipzig from 2023

The firm says the Class 230 battery train has been fully approved and is ready to replace diesel stock for passenger service on a number of lines

Indian Railways also plans to install around 200MW of wind power across its lines and stations by 2021/2022

Transport for London says the new trains are “much better for air quality and the environment” than previous diesel versions

Its developers say real-world testing is a significant step towards helping to decarbonise the nation’s railways

Engineers say air source heat pumps could be used to draw warm air from the railway’s tunnels and direct it into households