A new 20 million GBP project to upgrade overhead power lines on #Scotland’s first #electrified railway has officially begun.

Work is set to focus on sections of the North Clyde lines, which run from #Helensburgh, #Balloch and #Milngavie through #Glasgow’s west end and low‑level stations.

https://railway-news.com/20-million-upgrade-begins-on-scotlands-first-electrified-railway/

#RailwaySunday #Europe #NorthClyde #infrastructure #electification #sustainability #climate #railway #trains

""I'm not telling you don't dry your clothes, don't cook your food, don't drive anywhere," says @leahstokes in a #SXSW talk about #electification that ia a good pitch for green abundance.

She is very bullish on the Inflation Reduction Act's incentives towards that and recommends this calculator to look up your possible rebates and tax credits: https://www.rewiringamerica.org/app/ira-calculator