Hydrogen-powered London bus
Fare-paying travellers can rejoice in subsidising the buses and the means of producing the fuel for them, i.e. the wind turbines, under this plan. Maybe do the same for trains too.
The owner of manufacturer Wrightbus has said he hopes to bring another 1,500 jobs to Ballymena as he pushes for a Government subsidy to fund the building of more than 3,000 buses in the town, reports the Belfast Telegraph.
Jo Bamford, executive chairman of the historic bus-builder, said the use of hydrogen could usher in a new era of environmentally-friendly transport.
It’s seeking subsidy funding of £500m from the UK Government, with the aim of building over 3,000 hydrogen-fuelled buses in Ballymena by 2024.
But he said expensive infrastructure located close to windfarms – which would account for £200m of the £500m – is needed to make the mass production of hydrogen a reality.
The company now employs around 550 people in Ballymena, following Mr Bamford’s purchase of the firm after its administration last year. However, Mr Bamford told the Belfast Telegraph that 450 had been furloughed, though about 100 engineers are still in employment.
“We’d like to get an agreement on it as quickly as possible then build the infrastructure, and roll it out over a number of years.
“Say you have 12,000 buses on the island – my plan is to decarbonise all buses and all trains, though to fill them up with hydrogen, you need to put money down to build infrastructure.”
Mr Bamford is the son of Lord Bamford, the chairman of machinery giant, JCB.
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