Battery traction news
Latest news about the development and use of battery traction in the global rail industry.
Dublin – Belfast electric-battery trains funded
EUROPE: Funding is now in place for the procurement of electric-battery inter-city trains to increase frequencies and reduce journey times on the cross-border Enterprise service between Dublin and Belfast which is operated jointly by Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways.
CN to test diesel-battery hybrid main line locomotive
CANADA: CN has purchased a hybrid diesel-battery main line locomotive from Progress Rail, which it intends to use to assess the opportunity for retrofitting a portion of its fleet.
Maintenance vehicle converted to fuel cell power
AUSTRIA: An X534 overhead electrification construction and maintenance railcar has been converted from diesel to fuel cell power.
Self-propelled battery wagon deployed on mining railway
USA: Battery and automation technology company Intramotev has announced the successful deployment of its ReVolt self-propelled battery-electric vehicle as part of a standard freight train.
Zillertalbahn hydrogen plan dropped in favour of battery traction
AUSTRIA: Plans to replace diesel traction on the narrow gauge Zillertalbahn with hydrogen have been dropped in favour of battery operation.
First Mireo Plus B battery-electric multiple-units enter service
GERMANY: An initial four Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus B battery-electric multiple-units entered passenger service on Netz 8 Ortenau routes in Baden-Württemberg on April 8.
Next-generation Multi-Purpose Vehicle on test
Long-distance electric-diesel-battery trainset unveiled
Decarbonisation: Schleswig-Holstein pioneers a battery traction network
Battery tender for freight loco to be developed
Traction Technology: The weak case for hydrogen
KiwiRail orders hybrid shunting locomotives
Chicago’s Metra thinks outside the box with Stadler battery train order
Smart Train Lease aims ‘to make renting trains as easy and simple as renting a car’
Battery train trial equipment installed
Battery traction trial ahead as TransPennine Express fortunes improve
Hydrogen high speed train to be developed
‘Truly unique’ history-inspired tramway to be built in Saudi Arabia
Funding secured to support locomotive orders
Battery-electric multiple-units included in largest Mireo order
Canberra tramway extension contract signed
Hiivr Rail autonomous wagon unveiled in Western Australia
Revolution Very Light Rail vehicles ordered for passenger trials
Rail Charging Facility to enable battery trains to use local power supplies