Rail catalyst for jobs

RESEARCH commissioned by the Rail Delivery Group shows that a ‘net zero railway’ could support 6000 green jobs to 2050, generate £4.4 billion of economic benefits, and kickstart the growth of hydrogen and battery industries. The Government is aiming to have 5GW of low-carbon hydrogen production by 2030, and hydrogen trains would require 2-5GWh of power, meaning rail could help the emerging hydrogen industry to scale-up. Thousands of jobs will also be needed to assemble electric, battery and hydrogen-powered vehicles, most of which will be at existing plants in the North, Midlands and South Wales.