Biofuel tested for coal-fired steam locomotives in eastern Japan
[ad_1] UTSUNOMIYA – The operator of coal-fired steam locomotives in the tourist spot of Nikko is testing biofuel as a way to cut its carbon dioxide emissions, the first such initiative in the country. Tobu Railway said it started the trial, set to last around one year, on Jan. 31, partially replacing the coal used by its SL Taiju locomotives with biocoke, made from buckwheat chaff, wood chips, coffee grounds […]