All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2005 – Page 5

  • News

    Network expansion plan aims to reach 100 000 km by 2020

    2005-08-01T10:00:00Z

    Chinese Railways' long-term expansion strategy includes development of duplicate corridors to segregate freight and passenger services, as well as new lines to open up the west of the country. Chris Jackson looks at the principal elements of the plan

  • News

    Hydrogen offers no alternative to main line electrification

    2005-08-01T09:11:00Z

    FUEL CELLS combine hydrogen with oxygen in the atmosphere to produce water and electricity, eliminating local pollution. But as things stand, electrolytic production and delivery of H2 as a fuel would consume around four times more power than the fuel cells would actually produce on a train. In comparison, ...