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2. Battery electric multiple unit - Wikipedia

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   These trains will be either new units or conversion of existing units, to fulfil the aims of Network Rail's introduction of battery powered trains. [47] [48] In January 2015 a one-month trial of a single Class 379 Electrostar fitted with lithium batteries began passenger operations on the Mayflower Line in Essex.

3. Wabtec FLXDrive - Wikipedia

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   The first locomotives are scheduled to enter service in 2023. [3] In 2022, Wabtec announced a line of battery-electric locomotives including six-axle, four-axle, and foreign market variants. [4] Wabtec plans to market the FLXDrive in tandem with hydrogen-powered locomotives, allowing the two types to complement each other. [5]

4. Battery-powered trains could be a climate game changer. Is ...

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   The rail industry is testing trains powered by fuel cells and lithium batteries. But it is resisting a switch from diesel locomotives due to costs. Battery-powered trains could be a climate game ...

5. Battery electric multiple unit - Wikipedia

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   A power car carries the necessary equipment to draw power from the electrified infrastructure, such as pickup shoes for third rail systems and pantographs for overhead systems, and transformers. Motor cars carry the traction motors to move the train, and are often combined with the power car to avoid high-voltage inter-car connections.

6. Will new battery-powered trains replace diesel, and are they ...

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   Jim Brewin, Hitachi Rail’s UK and Ireland chief, says the government’s aim to cut the country’s carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050 means fully battery-powered trains are the ...

7. Metra set to buy its first battery-powered trains for use ...

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   Metra is set to get its first battery-powered trains in the coming years, which could replace diesel-powered locomotives in places and times of day with fewer riders. Metra touted the trains as a ...