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Fire risk on hydrogen trains

Roger Sexton Nottingham NG1
05 March 2018
 

Rail minister Jo Johnson is keen to see hydrogen-powered trains on Britain’s railways (‘Scrap all-diesel trains by 2040 – Johnson’ LTT 16 Feb). But seemingly he ignores two problems. Firstly, hydrogen is expensive to manufacture. Secondly, what would happen if the hydrogen stored on the roof of a train caught fire in a tunnel or, worse still, in a station such as Birmingham New Street, which is completely covered by buildings?...

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