Battery traction news
Latest news about the development and use of battery traction in the global rail industry.
Portland selects CAF USA to supply battery-equipped trams
USA: The city of Portland’s Bureau of Transportation has selected CAF USA to supply 15 battery-equipped Urbos trams.
RJ Corman to use Intramotev autonomous wagons
USA: Autonomous self-propelled wagon company Intramotev has announced a commercial agreement for its TugVolt battery-powered vehicles to be used for industrial shunting operations on RJ Corman Railroad Co’s Memphis Line.
Akiem places first order for main line electric-battery Vectron locomotives
EUROPE: Akiem is the launch customer for an electric-battery bi-mode version of Siemens Mobility’s Vectron locomotive, which will be able to operate using overhead electrification where available and battery power on non-electrified sections of route.
ÖBB orders more battery trains to cut diesel consumption
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways is expecting to save around 500 000 litres of diesel a year after it takes delivery of a further seven Stadler Flirt Akku Cityjet battery-electric multiple-units.
ScotRail seeks financing options for replacement suburban trains
UK: ScotRail has begun the process of selecting a company to finance and own the electric and battery-electric multiple-units which it plans to order to replace much of its suburban fleet from the early 2030s.
Fortescue commissions battery heavy haul locomotives
AUSTRALIA: Iron ore miner Fortescue has begun commissioning two Progress Rail battery locomotives which it says house the world’s largest land-mobile batteries each with a capacity of 14·5 MWh.
Lithuanian battery-electric trainset unveiled
Stations funded as Welsh rail prospectus sets out long-term aspirations
Pesa to develop battery-electric-hydrogen tri-mode multiple-unit
DB Cargo UK trials Class 93 as it explores locomotive options
LNER announces Serenza branding and interior features of future CAF Class 897 trainsets
Great Western Railway puts battery train into passenger service
Nexrail orders DE18 SmartHybrid locomotives with updated specification
New York MTA orders more battery-diesel locomotives
SNCB finally awards AM30 train contract to CAF
Rock Rail to finance second-largest BEMU fleet in Germany
Škoda to supply BEMUs to Latvia
‘Five firsts’ celebrated at Tuxford as UK rail sector seeks role in hydrogen economy
Electro-diesel Stadler Flirt trains selected to renew Dublin – Belfast Enterprise fleet
Battery train agreement signed as a ‘fast and realistic’ path to zero-emissions
EcoTrain launched to target very light rail opportunities in France and Belgium
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’