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Lets keep this in the bag for when the UK government thinks this is a good idea here.
Lets keep this in the bag for when the UK government thinks this is a good idea here.
Hydrogen is pretty much a non-starter for all transport. It’s usually an excuse to do nothing on the lines of “But we’ll have hydrogen powered X soon, so therefore we don’t have to do proven technology Y”
The problems of hydrogen are:
Overhead wires are proven and efficient technologies. You can have more powerful locomotives running off overhead wires than anything self powered (the most powerful diesel freight locos in the UK are around ~3300 hp, and even an elderly class 87 electric loco is around ~5500 hp). For railways if it’s fast, frequent or freight, overhead electrification is best.