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Riding the solar railway

How to make train journeys greener using the power of the sun.

Can you make the railways greener by powering trains with energy from the sun? We hear about the pioneering train in Australia that’s run entirely on solar power. Plus we visit the solar farm that’s plugged directly into a railway in Britain and hear about Indian Railways’ big plan for converting to renewable power.

Produced and presented by Richard Kenny

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23 minutes

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Tue 24 Nov 202023:06GMT
BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

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  • Tue 24 Nov 202008:06GMT
    BBC World Service
  • Tue 24 Nov 202015:06GMT
    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
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    BBC World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa

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