Sentences with phrase «electrified rail»

Now we hear from The Guardian that the new electrified rail link between Madrid and Barcelona is set to launch later this month, with the super-fast Ave S103 service set to reach speeds of 220mph, covering the journey of 410 miles in 2 hours and 35 minutes.

«It's fantastic that SolarReserve has received development approval to move forward with this world - leading project that will deliver clean, dispatchable renewable energy to supply our electrified rail, hospitals, schools and other major government buildings,» said South Australia's Acting Energy Minister Chris Picton.

That's everything from vehicles — we have 275,000 electric vehicles on the road today (a trend I am happily now participating in as of about a month ago)-- to all - electric homes, electrified rail, etc..

The key now is to shift more road freight to electrified rail, increase the use of light rail and metro subways within cities, and accelerate the replacement of conventional cars with plug - in hybrids and all - electric vehicles — and to run them all largely on electricity generated from renewable sources.

Germans, feeling the bite of necessity, have announced another use for their electrified rail network: It can carry green energy, too.

We should also move as much freight and as many people by electrified rail as possible.

Rail transport, especially electrified rail, is much more efficient, and less damaging to the environment, than transportation by car or truck.

The UK Government has today announced that plans to electrify the rail line between London and Swansea have been ditched.

Mr Cameron pointed towards plans to electrify rail lines in Wales and the provision of a further # 65 million in funding for the Welsh Assembly.

The Nazis have started producing early versions of the heavily armored super soldiers you fight in TNO, but their suits must be hooked up to electrified rails that limit their range of movement.

Electrifying rail to move freight and link cities will reap further gains.

Not exact matches

The government's plans to electrify large parts of the rail network have been ditched.

By questioning, mocking and demystifying the world, funny women illustrate that humor is our culture's third rail: electrified, powerful and dangerous.

Charlotte acknowledged that a railway with Victorian roots «doesn't have change embedded in its DNA» and recognised that this country is not short of ambitious rail projects or great ideas, such as rebuilding King's Cross station or electrifying entire routes.

Meanwhile, we are acting now to deliver a massive programme to electrify key rail routes - west to Wales and across the Pennines from Liverpool to York.

By the time the investment programme announced today is complete, three quarters of rail journeys will be made on electrified routes, he says.

Patrick Hallgate, Network Rail's managing director for the Western route, said: «Our Great Western Electrification Programme will bring Brunel's railway into the 21st century, by electrifying the main line that runs from London Paddington to Swansea in preparation for the arrival of a new fleet of electric trains.

With the Republicans taking a tough line, that may leave the President with no option but to stand by the most partisan of his friends in the legislative branch, who are hoping to put congressional Republicans on that electrified Social Security rail.

Its use of batteries installed in each vehicle rather than an electrified third rail or catenary makes the corridor easier to maintain and cheaper to build — an advantage that will soon be replicated in the implementation of similar technology on tramways.

Space and water heating, vehicles, domestic cooking and bus and rail fleets should be electrified whenever possible.

Uses that can be electrified include space heating, water heating, vehicles, domestic cooking and bus and rail fleets.

Electrifying transportation: Plug - in hybrid vehicles and rail — Running cars and trains on cheap green electricity can free us from dependence on oil and help to stabilize climate.

Of course, as Lloyd has argued before, electrified trucking still retains many of the problems of diesel - powered trucking, so any such efforts should be combined with significant investments in freight rail too.

Alternatives to Flying It probably goes without saying that, turboprop or not, flying is not likely to beat the efficiencies of electrified high - speed rail or intercity bus transit any time soon.

Our research suggested that 3 policies — ACORE levels of renewables - Urban Rail & Transit Orientated Development - electrify & Expand Freight Railroads

And my pet, electrifying & expanding freight rail lines.

However, investigators also say the accident ended up being deadlier than it needed to be because of a poor design of the system's electrified third rail.

This case was thus two premises liability cases in one: first the case against the homeowner for allowing minors to use alcohol, and second the case against the regional rail line for still having an electrified third rail years after they had been removed from virtually every other system in the country.