Train Batteries News
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Siemens Mobility's Mireo Plus B Battery Hybrid Trains Start Service in Germany
Siemens Mobility's Mireo Plus B battery hybrid trains have begun regular service for SWEG in the Ortenau region of Germany.
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UK: GWR Commences Fast-Charging Battery-Powered Train Trial
Great Western Railway has officially commenced its fast-charging battery-powered train trial on the Greenford branch line.
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Capitol Industrial Batteries – Where Service is Alive and Well
Whether you require batteries repaired, overhauled or replaced, Capitol are trusted and relied upon by a range of UK rail industry companies…
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New Zealand: Stadler to Supply 33 Locomotives to KiwiRail
KiwiRail and Stadler have signed an additional two contracts for the supply of 33 locomotives in New Zealand.
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Metra Orders 16 Battery-Electric Stadler Trains for Chicago
Metra has awarded a contract to Stadler to supply 16 battery-electric trains for operation in Chicago and the surrounding region.
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Porterbrook Invests in Rail Charging Converter for Battery-Powered Trains
Porterbrook and Siemens Mobility have signed a 1.7 million GBP deal to install a Rail Charging Converter at the Long Marston Rail Innovation…
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Chicago Metra to Purchase Battery-Powered Trainsets
Chicago's commuter rail operator, Metra has been awarded a 169.3 million USD grant to purchase zero-emission, battery-powered trainsets.
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Liverpool's Battery-Powered Trains to Commence Service at Headbolt Lane Station
Liverpool City Region's Headbolt Lane station will open on 5 October to be served by the UK's first battery-powered passenger trains.
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Germany: Alstom and VMS Present Battery-Powered Electric Train in Saxony
Alstom and Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS) have presented a battery-powered train for the Chemnitz-Leipzig line in Saxony, Germany.
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Caltrain to Pilot Dual-Powered Electric and Battery-Powered Train
Caltrain has announced plans to pilot a bi-level dual electric and battery-powered train to help further reduce emissions from its services.
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Hitachi Rail Completes Phase 1 Rollout of Tri-Mode 'Blues' Trains
Hitachi Rail has completed phase one of the production and rollout of its tri-mode Masaccio trains for service in Italy.
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Germany: Siemens and SWEG Open Depot for Battery-Powered Trains
Siemens Mobility and SWEG are opening a rail depot in Offenburg, Germany to maintain the Mireo Plus B battery-powered trains.
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FCH2Rail Project Tests Bi-Mode Hydrogen Train on Spanish Railway Network
The FCH2Rail project has commenced the first test runs of its bi-mode hydrogen train on the Zaragoza-Canfranc line on Spain's rail network.
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Australia: Progress Rail to Build Battery-Powered Aurizon Freight Locomotive
Aurizon has contracted Progress Rail to build a zero-emissions capable battery-powered freight locomotive in Australia.
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Any Application – Not Just Any Battery!
Capitol Industrial Batteries has operated as an independent battery manufacturer, assembly plant sales and service agent since 2004.
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Premium PSU Will Be Attending Asia Pacific Rail 2023
This year, PremiumPSU will be exhibiting at the most important meeting of the Southeast Asian railway industry, Asia Pacific Rail.
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US: Stadler to Develop Battery-Powered Passenger Train in Utah
Stadler is partnering with Utah State University and ASPIRE Engineering to develop the first battery-powered passenger train in the US.
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Germany: Mireo Plus B Battery Trains Chosen for Upper and Lower Westerwald Pilot Project
Hessische Landesbahn has ordered three two-car Mireo Plus B battery trains from Siemens Mobility for its OWB and UWB pilot project.
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Ireland to Purchase 90 Battery-Electric Train Carriages from Alstom
Ireland's Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has secured approval for IÉ to order 90 battery-electric train carriages from Alstom this year.
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Germany: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State to Deploy Battery Trains
Deutsche Bahn and the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania plan to introduce battery trains onto the Warnow II network.
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Talgo Looks to Decarbonisation and Digitalisation at InnoTrans 2022
At InnoTrans, Talgo introduced its intercity train platform as well as new solutions to support decarbonisation of rail transport.
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Control Loop Stability Measurement in PSU
Premium's RDI team discuss good practices and tips for control loop adjustments and measuring in power conversion systems.
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Skeleton’s Supercapacitors to Power CAF’s New Metro Units
Skeleton Technologies will supply supercapacitors for the metro units that Spanish manufacturer CAF is providing to the city of Granada.
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Skeleton Renames Its Subsidiary Black Magic to Skeleton Materials
Skeleton Technologies is announcing the renaming of its fully owned subsidiary Black Magic to Skeleton Materials.