Class 614: one of the driving vehicles and the centre trailer vehicle from the three-car unit were positioned at the east end of the platform at Bo’ness for inspection by visitors during COP26. Ian Lothian
Arcola Energy hosted a series of visits during the COP26 climate change conference in early November to showcase the project to convert a retired Class 314 EMU to hydrogen power.
The contract for the Scottish hydrogen train project, sponsored by the Scottish Government, was awarded to a consortium led by Arcola in December 2020. The aim is to build capability within the Scottish supply chain with a view to future conversion of hydrogen fleets within Scotland. The choice of a ‘314’ to provide the donor vehicles was based solely on availability, following the withdrawal of the EMU fleet by ScotRail at the end of 2019.
