Transcription of TRACTION DECARBONISATION NETWORK STRATEGY
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OFFICIAL TRACTION DECARBONISATION NETWORK STRATEGY Interim Programme Business Case 31st July 2020 OFFICIAL 1. PREFACE Important Notice This document and its appendices have been produced by NETWORK Rail (NR) in response to a recommendation made by the Rail Industry DECARBONISATION Taskforce. The document summarises evidence and analysis carried out by NR in the period between 1st April 2019 and 29th May 2020. This analysis considers technological, operational and economic methodologies to identify the optimum application of decarbonised TRACTION technologies. The document ultimately identifies the optimum deployment of these TRACTION technologies (battery, electrification and hydrogen) on the unelectrified UK rail NETWORK . Note that reference to UK railway infrastructure and operations in this document relate to those contained within England, Scotland and Wales and this document does not consider rail operations in Northern Ireland.
Decarbonisation Network Strategy, will support the decisions on what needs to be achieved, and by when. The Strategy considers where overhead electrification, battery or hydrogen trains might be most effectively deployed. The work to end greenhouse gas emissions will require a commitment to a long-term, stable and
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