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Latest news about the development and use of battery traction in the global rail industry.

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Battery train agreement signed as a ‘fast and realistic’ path to zero-emissions

2025-12-04T14:00:00+00:00

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.

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EcoTrain launched to target very light rail opportunities in France and Belgium

2025-11-28T14:00:00+00:00

FRANCE: Dynamic testing of a lightweight trainset for secondary lines is underway follwing the unveiling of the EcoTrain.

ScotRail operated a VIP preview run from Aberdeen to Edinburgh with its first refurbished HST set on October 10. (Photos: Tony Miles)

Scottish government scales back electrification ambition to focus on fleet renewal

2025-11-24T04:00:00+00:00

UK: The Scottish government has issued a revised rail decarbonisation plan that shifts the focus away from electrification to emphasise a reduction of rolling stock emissions.

Aurizon is to trial the use of a Battery Electric Tender intended to reduce emissions from heavy haul rail operations

Diesel locomotive battery tender to be tested in Western Australia

2025-11-21T14:00:00+00:00

AUSTRALIA: Freight operator Aurizon is to trial the use of a Battery Electric Tender intended to reduce emissions from heavy haul rail operations.

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Interview: ‘We are waking Merseyrail up’

2025-11-21T12:00:00+00:00

As its 25-year agreement to run electric suburban services around Liverpool nears its end, Merseyrail has become a model for how local control of rail operations can bring tangible benefits to the community, as its Managing Director Neil Grabham explains to Nick Kingsley.

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Škoda Group and Microvast to produce battery systems for public transport

2025-11-18T12:00:00+00:00

CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Group has entered a strategic partnership with US electric vehicle battery technology company Microvast to develop and manufacture battery systems for public transport applications. 

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