Battery traction news
Latest news about the development and use of battery traction in the global rail industry.
Rock Rail to finance second-largest BEMU fleet in Germany
GERMANY: Westfalen-Lippe transport authority NWL has ordered 61 Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus B battery-electric multiple-units for use on Netz Nördliches Westfalen regional passenger services from December 2029.
Škoda to supply BEMUs to Latvia
LATVIA: National transport authority Autotransporta Direkcija has awarded Škoda Group a €89·4m contract to supply nine battery-electric multiple-units.
‘Five firsts’ celebrated at Tuxford as UK rail sector seeks role in hydrogen economy
UK: Network Rail and industry partners held an event at Tuxford in Nottinghamshire on December 3 marking the first use of rail to transport hydrogen on the main line network.
Electro-diesel Stadler Flirt trains selected to renew Dublin – Belfast Enterprise fleet
EUROPE: Ireland’s national railway Iarnród Éireann and North Ireland’s Translink have jointly selected Stadler Flirt trainsets to replace locomotive-hauled rolling stock on the cross-border Dublin – Belfast Enterprise service.
Battery train agreement signed as a ‘fast and realistic’ path to zero-emissions
SLOVAKIA: National train operator ZSSK has awarded a consortium of Škoda Group and ŽOS Trnava a €332m framework contract for the supply of up to 36 two-car battery-electric multiple-units.
EcoTrain launched to target very light rail opportunities in France and Belgium
FRANCE: Dynamic testing of a lightweight trainset for secondary lines is underway follwing the unveiling of the EcoTrain.
Scottish government scales back electrification ambition to focus on fleet renewal
Diesel locomotive battery tender to be tested in Western Australia
Interview: ‘We are waking Merseyrail up’
Škoda Group and Microvast to produce battery systems for public transport
BHP battery locos delivered to the Pilbara
Nexrail orders electric-battery hybrid freight locomotives for emission-free operation from terminal to terminal
Battery problems delay Dublin DART rolling stock introduction
ScotRail launches suburban battery and electric train fleet procurement
Battery shunters deployed at Gabonese mine
Lithuania’s first Flirt electric train delivered to LTG Link
Stadler to supply battery and hydrogen trains for Italian narrow gauge lines
Electric trains now running daily on the Coryton and Penarth lines
Watco to deploy TugVolt autonomous self-propelled wagons
Siemens Mobility starts work on €35m train battery system factory
Catenary-free tramway extension opens in Moskva
Battery-powered locomotive for cold climates unveiled
RegioJet orders battery-electric-diesel trains as the best option for partly-electrified routes
Next Firenze tramway and vehicle purchase approved