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1 week agoSoutheast London railway becomes UK's first to use new low-carbon track
VolkerRail combined green steel rail, low-carbon concrete, recycled ballast and renewable biofueled trains during recent engineering work to reduce the carbon intensity of the work. Steel rails, concrete sleepers, and ballast, all traditionally produced through carbon-intensive processes, account for a significant share of the overall carbon footprint in track renewals, as much as 90%. The project used green steel rail manufactured in an electric arc furnace, achieving around 60% lower carbon intensity than traditional blast-furnace steel.
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