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Pendolino that was wrapped in an unique design for the COP26 Climate Change Conference is named following competition
(Permalink) 390121 Avanti West Coast COP26 Opportunity  Glasgow Central: Green Pendolino 390121 newly arrived at Glasgow Central from London Euston on 6th December 2021. |
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Joint partnership between Avanti West Coast and Eurostar for their COP26 Climate Train scoops prestigious railway award.
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Delegates and ScotRail customers at Haymarket station have been treated to a special performance to mark the end of the COP26 climate summit.
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Network Rail and other organisations in the rail industry have been busy promoting the green benefits of rail at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow.
Here are nine highlights from the past few weeks ... (Permalink) COP26 Network Rail Summary |
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The drive by the rail and road freight industry to achieve net zero status has been highlighted during the COP26 climate change summit this week.
The move towards reducing emissions across the sectors supply chains in Scotland and the UK has been showcased at a three-day event, titled Low Carbon Logistics, which concluded on Transport Day at the conference yesterday. (Permalink) COP26 Low Carbon Logistics Mossend International Railfreight Park Mossend Marshalling Yard Railfreight Transport Day  Mossend Marshalling Yard: This NTS/DRS Class 68, seen stabled at Mossend, was renamed 'Pride of the North' at Mossend Yard on the 10th November. 68006 was used until last year (2020) on the Fife Circle.  Mossend Marshalling Yard: On 9th November 90039 was named 'Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport', at a ceremony performed by Bill Reeve, Rail Director Transport Scotland, during a three-day Low Carbon Logistics event ... |
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The Prime Minister was welcomed to Glasgow Central station this afternoon by Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines as he boarded one of the green trains of the future being showcased at COP26.
(Permalink) Andrew Haines Boris Johnson COP26 Glasgow Central Prime Minister  Glasgow Central: Boris Johnson is shown inside the HydroChamber of the HydroFLEX train by Andrew Haines, chief executive of Network Rail, and Mary Grant, CEO of Porterbrook. |
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Nuclear Transport Solutions rail division has launched a new locomotive design at this years Low Carbon Logistics event in Mossend, Scotland.
As part of the programme for COP26, Low Carbon Logistics was developed to celebrate innovation in the rail freight sector and showcase its environmental benefits. The UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) brings governments, experts and scientists together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The new green design for Direct Rail Services (DRS) 68006 showcases the superb environmental benefits of rail freight and how a diesel locomotive is able to significantly reduce its carbon emissions when using HVO fuel. (Permalink) COP26 Crown Oil HVO Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil Low Carbon Logistics Nuclear Transport Solutions Mossend Marshalling Yard: This NTS/DRS Class 68, seen stabled at Mossend, was renamed 'Pride of the North' at Mossend Yard on the 10th November. 68006 was used until last year (2020) on the Fife Circle. |
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Best-selling authors of the Adventures on Trains series, M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman, teamed up with Network Rail this afternoon to take schoolchildren from Glasgow on a fun-packed literary adventure aboard Porterbrook's HydroFLEX train celebrating Transport Day at the climate change conference.
(Permalink) Adventures on Trains COP26 HydroFLEX M.G. Leonard Network Rail Porterbrook Sam Sedgman |
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GB Railfreight has named a Class 92 electric locomotive 'Billy Stirling' during a ceremony at Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) as part of COP26 in Glasgow. Located next to the electrified West Coast Main Line, MIRP is Scotland's largest international multi-modal rail freight park and welcomes up to 16 trains per day.
(Permalink) Billy Stirling COP26 Class 92 GB Railfreight Mossend International Railfreight Park Peter D. Stirling Limited Railfreight |
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With COP26 now well under way, the rail industry's We Mean Green campaign aims to highlight how moving more goods by rail could help combat climate change.
Every 24 hours, more than 8,000 tonnes of food, products and other essentials pass over the England-Scotland border at Gretna in freight trains - the greenest way of transporting food, drink and other essentials in bulk. (Permalink) COP26 Railfreight We Mean Green  Bay Horse: DRS 66425 at the head of a Mossend to Daventry intermodal, which would normally be hauled by a Class 88 electric, passing through the cutting at Forton on 16th October 2021.  Bay Horse: 0715hrs, 9th June 2020, and the Story contractor's staff haven't yet arrived at the works site at Forton cutting. Freightliner 90041 and 90045 power north with a Crewe to Coatbridge intermodal service ...  Abington: The 12.40 from Glasgow Central to Euston passes DBC 66165, in the up loop at Abington, on a Grangemouth to Daventry intermodal service on 21st September 2019.
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This has been an unrivalled week of 'firsts' for Vivarail.In a few short days we have: Carried out the longest journey on battery power across the iconic Forth Bridge, Welcomed guests from around the world to our train, Announced new export plans to North America and more.
(Permalink) COP26 Vivarail  Glasgow Central: COP ticket - the ticket for a trip on the Vivarail train from Glasgow Central to Barrhead and back. Supported by the Department for Transport, Network Rail and Transport Scotland, Vivarail will lead t ...  Glasgow Central: Vivarail's battery powered Class 230 unit will be operating a daily demonstration run for #COP26 delegates. Departing Glasgow Central at 1323 it will run non stop to Barrhead (1336 to 1345) then back ...  Jamestown Viaduct [Inverkeithing]: The first emission-free fully-electric train to cross the iconic Forth Bridge is seen, at the Jamestown Viaduct with the Forth Bridge beyond, in this Network Rail and Vivarail aerial view as the Unite ... |
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Network Rail and Vivarail have released stunning aerial shots of the first emission-free fully-electric train to cross the iconic Forth Bridge as the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Glasgow.
(Permalink) COP26 Forth Bridge Vivarail  Inverkeithing: Vivarail battery multiple unit 230001 crawls (thankfully) through Inverkeithing heading for an overnight stop in the Yard. 29 October. Jamestown Viaduct [Inverkeithing]: The first emission-free fully-electric train to cross the iconic Forth Bridge is seen, at the Jamestown Viaduct with the Forth Bridge beyond, in this Network Rail and Vivarail aerial view as the Unite ... |
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Low Carbon Logistics, an event raising awareness about the transition to 'net zero' in the rail and road freight industries, has just announced its full programme for the three-day event.
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Hundreds of people left stranded in London Euston after a fallen tree sparked rail chaos are finally set to get moving again.
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A fallen tree on the west coast mainline has blocked travel routes for delegates heading to COP26 in Glasgow, including the environment minister Zac Goldsmith, after stormy weather swept through the UK bringing suspected tornadoes to parts of the country. Avanti West Coast warned of delays, cancellations and diversions to services on Sunday after an object fell on power lines between Rugby and Milton Keynes Central.
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Network Rail engineers were barred by COP26 security staff from accessing railway tracks to check flooding close to the summit venue.
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Network Rail teams up with best-selling Adventures on Trains authors M.G. Leonard and Sam Sedgman to inspire the next generation aboard a Porterbrook hybrid train “ the HydroFLEX.
Primary schoolchildren from Glasgow will join the authors, along with engineers from Network Rail and Porterbrook, for a fun-packed literary journey where they can learn about the secrets of storytelling and how technology is powering rails green revolution in Britain. The event will mark Transport Day at COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, on Wednesday, 10 November. (Permalink) COP26 HydroFLEX M.G. Leonard Porterbrook Sam Sedgman |
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ScotRail is confirming that it will provide more seats and more net zero carbon trains during the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) at the SECC in Glasgow.
During COP26, extra carriages and frequent electric rail services will be provided until late at night - after midnight on some routes - to help delegates, attendees and the people of Glasgow get around the city as smoothly as possible. (Permalink) COP26 Timetabling Zero Carbon |
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After Scotrail deal RMT calls for parity for Caledonian Sleeper staff as their COP26 strikes remain on.
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Industrial action comes to an end immediately following deal with RMT.
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The RMT accepts a new pay offer which will provide its ScotRail members with a 2.5% pay rise.
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Following further discussion between ScotRail and RMT, the following agreement was reached:
(Permalink) COP26 Caledonian Sleeper Industrial Action RMT ScotRail Scottish Government |
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Following recent discussions we are pleased that all four trade unions have now agreed to accept this very good pay offer on behalf of their members. We are proud to have brokered and funded a deal which gives Scotlands rail workers a decent pay rise and improved terms and conditions, in contrast to conditions for rail workers under the UK Government.
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Vivarail shared a first image of the battery-powered train arriving at PD Stirlings depot at Mossend.
(Permalink) COP26 Mossend Yard PD Stirling Vivarail |
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Furious Glaswegians have called for the temporarySubway timetable on Sundays during COP26 to be made permanent.
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ScotRail says 'no rail services' will be provided outside Glasgow and Edinburgh for two weeks during COP26, if strikes go ahead.
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ScotRail and the Scottish government have given the RMT until 17:00 on Wednesday to accept their offer.
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Members of RMT union are due to begin strike action on November 1 during UN climate conference in Glasgow.
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Scotland's transport minister Graeme Dey accuses the RMT union of 'moving the goalposts' in negotiations.
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Details of changes to routes and how strike action could see nearly every service stopped
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If one sector can be said to show up the gulf between government rhetoric and reality on climate change, it is the railways.
And for all the Scottish governments posturing as an enlightened alternative to the Tories at Westminster, the Scotrail mess shows that it, too, is unwilling to walk the walk when it comes to investment in a greener future for transport. (Permalink) COP26 Caledonian Sleeper Industrial Action RMT ScotRail Scottish Government |
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Rail strike action is set to go ahead as planned during the summit after RMT union members voted to reject a 'revised pay offer' from ScotRail at their AGM in Leeds.
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The Scottish government says the union is 'letting members down' by not agreeing to resolve a pay dispute.
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A Scottish Government spokesperson said: 'For some weeks now, ScotRail has been in constructive discussion with the four Railway Trade Unions to negotiate a pay increase for 2021. They have done so in good faith and with a willingness to hear unions' concerns and seek, through collective bargaining, to reach a position acceptable to all but especially union members and all of ScotRail's workforce. Three out of four unions have now accepted, or recommended acceptance, of the pay offer and two have done so by balloting their membership. That is welcomed hugely. We were disappointed that the RMT rejected the offer. Having taken nearly two weeks to tell ScotRail they were rejecting the offer, ScotRail sought to return immediately to the table to focus on the area the RMT said publicly was their one remaining concern - rest day working. ...
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ScotRail was accused by RMT of 'offering nothing of any consequence' during talks.
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Planned strike action from RMT is set to go ahead, impacting rail services during the COP26 climate summit.
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RMT calls for the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to urgently intervene in RMT ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper fight for pay justice.
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Nicola Sturgeon has been asked to intervene to bring an end to ScotRail pay disputes and strikes which threaten to cripple the railway during the COP26 summit.
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Nicola Sturgeon is being urged to personally intervene and try to resolve a long-running rail dispute which could see staff take strike action during the forthcoming UN COP26 climate change summit.
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There are calls to introduce an Oyster-like smartcard in Glasgow as COP26 delegates are set to receive a free travel card not available for local residents.
The London-like card will be given to registered attendees and volunteers at the international climate summit to enable free access around Glasgow on trains, Subway and buses. (Permalink) COP26 Oystercard |
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How did Scotland find itself in an autumn of such discontent? We've the prospect of rail workers going on strike during COP26; with the Transport Minister admitting he didn't even know why.
(Permalink) COP26 Graeme Dey Industrial Action ScotRail Strike Transport Minister |
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Rail union RMT said that Scotrail members are continuing their fight for pay justice and equality today after announcing strike action throughout COP26 this week in a parallel fight that involves all Scotrail and Caledonian Sleeper grades.
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Transport minister Graeme Dey says he has 'no idea' why rail workers plan to strike during COP26 since a pay offer is on the table.
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A vote for strike action by railway workers that is set to disrupt COP26 is 'no longer valid', Scotland's transport minister has claimed.
(Permalink) COP26 Graeme Dey Industrial Action ScotRail Strike Transport Minister |
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RMT confirms strike action in pay disputes on Scotrail and Caledonian Sleeper during COP26.
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Around 500 activists will set off from Amsterdam on October 30 to promote rail travel.
(Permalink) Amsterdam COP26 Glasgow Rail to the COP  Glasgow Central: The Gordon Street frontage of Glasgow Central on the evening of the 21st of November. Above the entrance is the Caledonian's hotel, now the Grand Central Hotel. |
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A 'climate train' with about 500 travellers from all over Europe will head from Amsterdam to Glasgow on October 30th, under the banner 'Rail to the COP'.
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To celebrate COP26 taking place in Glasgow between 31 October and 13 November, 2021 we're celebrating what we do to minimise our impact on the environment.
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Freightliner has confirmed that it will be withdrawing its entire fleet of electric locomotives in response to soaring electricity prices. [Temporarily. See Rail Freight Group press release below. -RS]
(Permalink) COP26 Electricity Costs Electrifcation Rail Freight Rail Freight Group  Abington: Freightliner 66523 held in the loop at Abington with a southbound coal train on a murky 15 March 2012. |
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Rail freight is acknowledged as a low carbon transport mode, emitting 76% less carbon dioxide than road freight even with use of diesel locomotives. Rail freight operators are committed to further decarbonisation, and measures to increase sustainability. However, the current significant increase in the wholesale cost of electricity for haulage means that some operators have had to take the regrettable decision to temporarily move back to diesel locomotives. A 200% increase in electricity costs for each train cannot be absorbed by the operators, or customers, and so necessary action is being taken to ensure that trains can continue to operate delivering vital goods across the country.
(Permalink) COP26 Electricity Costs Electrifcation Rail Freight Rail Freight Group  Carnforth: A pair of red and gold DBS Class 90s take the Dollands Moor to Irvine china clay tanks through Carnforth on 20th January 2016. 90020 Collingwood is working in multiple with 90039 but, due to th ...  Arbroath ^The Dens^ Siding: Freightliner 66609 on a northbound Oxwellmains-Aberdeen cement train passing Arbroath on 2 October. |
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Environmental campaigners have hit out as prices for train travel between London and Glasgow for COP26 can be to three times higher than air fares.
(Permalink) Air fare COP26 Fares Glasgow London  Exhibition Centre: A service for Dalmuir via Yoker calls at Exhibition Centre on 13 July 2019. The track on the right is a siding (buffers behind me) used by the few trains terminating at or originating from Anderston. |
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The MS Romantika has parked up at the King George V dock by Braehead Shopping Centre and will be joined in the coming days by another ship ahead of COP26.
(Permalink) COP26 King George V Dock MS Romantika  Erskine West Ferry: Tallink operated MS Romantika heads upriver off Langbank. The vessel will provide extra accommodation in Glasgow for COP26. See image [[61156]] for some of Tallink's vessels in their usual waters. |
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ScotRail have made a pay offer of 4.7% to staff in a bid to end a series of weekend strikes, with industrial action for the next two weekends put on hold while the offer is considered.
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How can diverse voices, enthusiasm and creativity be harnessed to achieve low-carbon transport systems and behaviours in local communities? Join us for an interactive, inspirational session on getting the social side of sustainable transport right. Time: Wednesday 10 November 2021, 17:00 (60 minutes) Venue: Tower Base South, Green Zone at COP26, Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow.
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Scotland's Railway has launched a new campaign to encourage more people to choose greener trains over congestion on the roads. Ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) “ which runs 31 October -12 November 2021 “ ScotRail has added a specially designed logo to its fleet of electric trains to promote rail as the most environmentally friendly way to travel.
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Unite the Union has announced it will suspend its first set of rail strikes due to take place later this month following 'the most progressive talks to date with ScotRail over a pay dispute.
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The transport minister has called for 'calm heads' rather than rhetoric to resolve the ScotRail dispute as a new pay offer is put on the table in a bid to end six months of industrial action.
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Scotland faces becoming an 'international laughing stock' if the ScotRail pay dispute halts trains during the COP26 climate change conference, MSPs were told today.
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Ministers have been strongly criticised for a lack of action to halt a 'national embarrassment' ScotRail dispute as it was confirmed strikes will bring the nation's railways to a standstill during 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.
(Permalink) ASLEF Abellio COP26 Industrial Action RMT ScotRail Stikes TSSA Unite |
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ScotRail engineers who are members of Unite the Union will go on strike during the crucial COP26 climate talks to be held in Glasgow next month.
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ScotRail train engineers are to take part in a series of 24-hour walk-outs over the coming weeks - including during the COP26 climate change conference - in a move union chiefs claim will bring the railways to a 'standstill'.
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ScotRail workers have voted to take part in a fresh series of strikes that coincide with the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow this November.
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On eve of crucial talks to avert COP26 ScotRail strike action RMT calls on the First Minister to intervene, shelve rail ticket office closure plan, and pay rail key workers a decent wage.
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Scotland's main rail union, the RMT, said today that it has served notice of an industrial action ballot on Scotrail in the on-going pay dispute.
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The Rail, Maritime and Transport union has announced today it has served notice of an industrial action ballot on ScotRail that could see strikes during COP26.
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Network Rail and Vivarail today announced that Vivarail's next-generation battery train will be launched at COP26 and will run daily services throughout the international climate change conference.
(Permalink) COP26 Network Rail Vivarail  Droitwich: Vivarail train at Droitwich. Network Rail and Vivarail today announced that Vivarail’s next-generation battery train will be launched at COP26 and will run daily services throughout the interna ... |
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A £30 billion investment plan to transform Glasgow into a net zero city by 2030 has been revealed - less than 50 days before the city hosts the COP26 global climate conference.
The 'greentprint' includes revived plans for a regional metro system and a garden being planted over the M8. (Permalink) COP26 Glasgow Metro M8 Proposals |
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Scotland's Railway has appointed sustainability expert, Michelle Francis, to its Stakeholder Panel which scrutinises the performance of the rail network, as world leaders prepare to attend global climate change conference COP26 in Glasgow at the beginning of November.
It comes as the rail industry in Scotland is working towards cutting carbon emissions to net zero by 2035, as part of the Scottish Governments commitment. (Permalink) COP26 ScotRail Stakeholder Panel Sustainability Expert |
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Unions have demanded a face-to-face meeting with Nicola Sturgeon to call on her to reject ScotRail plans to axe 300 services each day - as leaders made an 11th hour call for rail managers to enter negotiations with an open mind to prevent Cop 26 trains disruption.
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Passengers on Scotland's railways have faced months of misery with weekend services slashed and no end in sight to industrial action.
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Glasgow's infrastructure - including the underground and train network - has been put on high alert by police and security experts.
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Workers fighting for pay equality on Abellio Scotrail are to launch a fresh wave of strike action that threatens to disrupt travel to major events in Scotland.
Euro football fixtures at Hampden Park, the Edinburgh Festival and even the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November could face disruption unless Scottish ministers and Abellio bosses face up to their responsibilities, the RMT union said today. (Permalink) COP26 Edinburgh Festival RMT ScotRail Strike Strikes UEFA Euro 2020 |
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Network Rail has today announced plans to work with rolling stock owner and asset manager, Porterbrook, to showcase some of the best of British low-carbon train technology at the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), which will be held in Glasgow later this year.
(Permalink) COP26 Green Network Rail Porterbrook  Evesham: The Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education / Porterbrook / Jeff Vehicles 'HydroFLEX' crosses over River Avon east of Evesham station. |
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Transport may not have been the most debated topic in the parliamentary election period, but it remains a key priority for the incoming Government. With COP26 approaching, politicians need to demonstrate serious commitment to low carbon travel and be prepared to take bold decisions if Scotland stands any chance of reaching net zero by 2045.
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Scotlands newest 100 per cent electric commuter trains cut carbon emissions by over 10,000 tonnes in 2019, making a significant contribution towards Scotlands ambitious 2035 net zero railways target.
(Permalink) COP26 Class 385 Green  Edinburgh Waverley: 385003 about to leave platform 16 with the 1415 to Glasgow Queen Street on the first day of Class 385 passenger operation - 24th July 2018.
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ScotRail is already going the extra mile to keep safe, people, like key workers, who use the railway for essential travel.
But, the train operator is also helping make Scotlands Railway healthier in general by fighting climate change as we look forward to Novembers COP26 event in Glasgow. (Permalink) COP26 Climate Change Green ScotRail |
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A consortium of engineering and technology firms is building Scotlands first hydrogen powered train, which is set to be ready for Glasgows COP26 climate conference in November. Based at the Boness and Kinneil Railway, the team will convert a former ScotRail Class 314 car passenger train into a fully certified, production-ready hydrogen train.
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Dundee Museum of Transports ambitious transformation plan for a former city tram depot as its new home is to form part of an international design showcase for the COP26 climate change summit.
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Scotland's first hydrogen-powered train is to be showcased at the postponed COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow next year.
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Trains could run 24 hours a day between Glasgow and Edinburgh during the COP26 climate conference in November following a request by the UK government.
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