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HADRIAN ION on July 16, 2020 at 1:20 pm
Idea: Solar powered trains
Link: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/stories/pion...

Not sure if this is “greenwash” but it is being looked into in the UK.

Pioneering trial for solar-powered trains - Network Rail
Link: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/st

A pioneering trial to use solar energy to partly power a railway line has become our latest effort to develop a greener network. Last month, social enterprise Riding Sunbeams switched on the first ever solar panels to directly supply a railway line with electricity, paving the way for the world’s ... Read more
BenB on July 16, 2020 at 1:19 pm
Idea: Solar powered trains
Link: https://youtu.be/6Y4QGFte3T8...

Been proven to work already – we need them in the UK as we rely on diesel too much

The world's first solar powered train
Link: https://youtu.be/6Y4QGFte3T8