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Re: Alternative Fuel for Rail?
- Subject: Re: Alternative Fuel for Rail?
- From: "Dave" <spam@bull-street.freeserve.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 11:15:14 +0100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail,uk.railway
- References: <xchP6.64$Yr1.2487@ozemail.com.au> <3B0DA434.E5C30413@fang.omni.com.au>
- Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:37764 uk.railway:9257
> > With alternative fuels such as LPG now well established for road
transport,
> > and more recently CNG (compressed natural gas) being used for buses, I
> > wonder if such fuels have been successfully trialled for rail transport.
>
> GM is looking at a hydrogen fuel cell locomotive. The Ballard fuel cell
> has become quite efficient, and 3000kW cells are being offered for
> industrial use (mainly mining).
By coincidence I was reading an article about future developments in the UK
last night and Alstom are planning to develop fuel cells in the next 5 years
or so. You can read it here:
http://www.commerce.co.uk/engineering/pdfs/decjan00/pdfs/page_006.pdf
http://www.commerce.co.uk/engineering/pdfs/decjan00/pdfs/page_007.pdf
The bit I refer to is on page 7, although the quality of journalism from the
engineer's point of view is debatable (isn't it always).
Dave