Ironically, human waste-fueled trains are being used as a clean alternative to dirty diesel trains.
ULR Partners has received a £60,000 grant from the UK government's Sustainable Innovation Fund to develop its biomethane-fueled train. The firm plans to use this money to develop a sustainablederived from several waste products, including sewage sludge, farming crop residue, animal manure, and food waste. All of these are broken down by bacteria to produce a gas that is, in turn, used as a cleaner alternative fuel.
The new trains are set to run on branch lines re-opened under government plans to reverse railway cuts.Beverley Nielsen, the chair of Ultra Light Rail Partners, said"this really is a vote of confidence in our business which is fully focussed on providing lightweight affordable railcar travel as a comfortable, modern, reliable and safe alternative to traveling by car.
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