'UK first' battery powered train slashes fuel costs by up to 50 per cent

Stuart Stone
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Credit: Hitachi Rail

Transpennine network trial confirms battery tech can reduce fuels costs by half and allow intercity trains to travel through stations in zero emission mode

The UK's first intercity battery train trial has surpassed expectations by delivering fuel costs savings of between 35 and 50 per cent, far exceeding pre-trial predictions of savings of up to 30 per cent....

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