Mex@feddit.ukM to UK Rail and Trains@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agoHitachi Rail wins new UK contract to build intercity battery trainswww.hitachirail.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down10
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkHitachi Rail wins new UK contract to build intercity battery trainswww.hitachirail.comMex@feddit.ukM to UK Rail and Trains@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareMex@feddit.ukOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoBatteries make sense as stop gaps for hard to electify areas, tunnels etc where there isn’t the headroom to build overhead wires, but I agree in general we should be building out electrication as a priority.
Batteries make sense as stop gaps for hard to electify areas, tunnels etc where there isn’t the headroom to build overhead wires, but I agree in general we should be building out electrication as a priority.