UK: Great Western Railway has announced that its Class 230 prototype battery trainset is to enter passenger service on the ...

Japan pioneered battery-powered passenger trains, cutting thousands of tonnes of CO? since 2016. The UK is testing battery trains on intercity routes and metro lines, aiming for fast-charging systems ...

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"Last night, we achieved an incredible feat by breaking the world record for the longest distance traveled by a battery-powered train under a single charge. Now, this basically means a train which ...

The pioneering "UK-first" trial of the battery-powered intercity train was a success. It shows how advanced battery technology can outperform diesel engines in terms of saving loads of cash and saving ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a pioneering move for sustainable transport, Hitachi Rail, Angel Trains, and TransPennine Express recently completed a ...

The Metro-North Railroad is set to operate some of the first battery-powered passenger trains in the nation, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. The MTA Board is expected to approve the purchase of 13 ...

A battery-powered train has broken the world record for the longest railway journey on a single charge. The Great Western Railway (GWR) train - a specially adapted former District Line train - ...

The Stadler rolling stock will replace 1997 ADtrans trains. Credit: Gestur Gislason/Shutterstock Danish railway company Lokaltog has selected Stadler’s FLIRT battery-powered trains to decarbonise its ...

So battery-powered trains are coming to the Fairmount Line by 2028, eh? I’ll believe it when I see it. With much hoopla, the state unveiled a $54 million plan to convert the route, which passes ...

Siemens is currently manufacturing the locomotives for Metro-North. Credit: Quon_ID/Shutterstock. The Metro-North Railroad, a suburban commuter railway serving the New York Metropolitan Area, is set ...

Pop-Up Metro creates passenger transit by using existing low-density freight rail lines and battery-propelled passenger cars to create transit infrastructure. (Pop-Up Metro) Buy Photo The Gazette ...