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AEGIS to provide third party safety assessment and compliance verification to deliver Scotland’s first hydrogen powered train and associated infrastructure

We are pleased to announce our involvement in the Scottish Consortium that will help to demonstrate the future potential of hydrogen powered trains. AEGIS will provide third party safety assessment and compliance verification to deliver Scotland’s first hydrogen powered train and associated infrastructure.

AEGIS is delighted to have been selected to team up with Arcola Energy and partners for this prestigious project that will help to enable the Scottish Government’s objective of phasing out diesel only trains by 2035. With our growing portfolio of railway decarbonisation projects, AEGIS looks forward to working with industry leaders in hydrogen technology to assure the safe integration of hydrogen fuel cells into passenger rolling stock, enabling the rail industry to further develop this technology towards a carbon neutral rail network.” – Mark McCool, Managing Director.

To read more on how the the consortium of rail industry leaders will deliver the first scottish Hydrogen-Powered Train see below consortium and partners press release:

https://www.arcolaenergy.com/press/arcola-energy-and-consortium-of-rail-industry-leaders-will-deliver-the-first-scottish-hydrogen-powered-train

The Consortium will demonstrate the hydrogen powered train during COP26, hosted by Glasgow City, from November 1-12, 2021.

Exterior view of a 314 Class electric train sitting at the Scotrail Yoker Depot in Yoker, Glasgow on 14th December 2020. The train has been decommissioned and has been taken to Bo’ness where it will be converted to run on hydrogen.