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India should try biogas as train fuel [1]

S V Krishnamachari
S V Krish Chennai,

IT may come as a surprise to many that a train in Sweden is powered by biogas. Yes, it is the world's first biogas train, a 60-seater carrier that runs from Linkoping, south of Stockholm, to Vastervik, at a speed of 130 km per hour for approximately 600 km.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2009
New Indian Express (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Alternative Fuels [3], Rail Transport [4], Waste To Energy [5], Energy [6], Biogas [7], Sweden [8], India [9]
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