b'Partner News Summer 2021 29EnterpriseIn summary, the battery helps tocontinuing to operate diesel trains during maximise the efficiency of the hydrogenthe transition, hydrogen can decarbonise system and hydrogen is used toroutes in a shorter timeframeand reduce the size of the battery. help meet the 2035 target - whilst the electronification infrastructure is prepared. As the hydrogen train will carry its energy on board it addresses the cost and practicalImportantly, the route to deployment of concerns of electrifying rural routes.hydrogen trains goes hand in hand with Energy is provided to power the trainScotlands electrification strategy. To through the reaction between hydrogenunderstand the synergies between the two (in the onboard tanks) and oxygen (intraction options, the hydrogen train project the ambient air). The only by-product ofincorporates an assessment of the lines this reaction is water vapour, resultingthat offers the best potential for a hydrogen in a clean, zero-emission alternative toservice based on a range of factors the diesel trains currently in operation.including service patterns, topography, line speed, and their proximity to hydrogen Depending on the route characteristics,production and fuelling locations. long distance journeys can be completed without refuelling. For distancesDelivering the projectwhere refuelling is needed, the greenNow stabled at its new home at the hydrogen production sites emergingBoness and Kinneil Railway, the Class 314 isIt is becoming increasingly across Scotland can provide a refuellingcurrently being converted to a hydrogen-network to support reliable services.powered train that will be demonstratedclear that hydrogen will play Critically, hydrogen refuelling is fast -through a series of industry and publica major role globally in the comparable with diesel refuelling times. events during COP26 in Glasgow. transition to net zero, and Network deployment and route selection Arcolas team of experienced rail engineersScotlands assets, natural, Hydrogen offers a solution for routesbased at Boness and the engineeringhuman and physical mean we that have been identified by Transportteams at the companys new facility at the Scotland as requiring alternativeMichelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP)can be a major player in this traction, meaning that whilst they needin Dundee as well as colleagues acrossemerging global hydrogen to be decarbonised, electrification isthe UK, will draw on the expertise of not feasible. These are typically slower,world-leading rail engineering and safetymarket.long-distance and rural routes.experts to deliver full system design and integration. The project is supported by Hydrogen traction is also considered anrail engineering and safety experts ArupMichael Matheson, Cabinet option for so-called transitional routes,and Abbott Risk Consulting to form anSecretary for Transport, which have been marked for electrificationintegrated delivery team, with AEGIS between today and 2035. Rather thanproviding regulatory third-party verification. Infrastructure and Connectivity.'