solar railway

The Riding Sunbeams project has won a further £2.5 million of funding to develop solar power for railways.

A solar-powered railway – billed as the first of its kind – has been switched on in Aldershot, supplying the network’s signalling and lights with electricity.

Solar panels are being installed at Aldershot Station as part of a project exploring solar-powered railways.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded multi-million-pound funding to trials of solar used in conjunction with railways, roads and footways.