Battery traction news
Latest news about the development and use of battery traction in the global rail industry.
Sugar cane company orders hybrid narrow gauge locos
AUSTRALIA: Mackay Sugar has awarded British company Clayton Equipment a contract to supply five diesel-battery hybrid locomotives and radio-controlled brake vans for use on its vast 610 mm gauge rail network in Queensland.
Boston operator launches battery train procurement
USA: Keolis Commuter Services has issued a request for proposals for the supply of seven battery-electric multiple-units for use on Boston’s Fairmount Line from 2028. It is also seeking proposals to finance the order under a leasing agreement.
Škoda Group orders ABB traction batteries
CZECH REPUBLIC: ABB is to supply Škoda Group with its newly introduced Pro Series traction batteries for installation in a fleet of battery-electric multiple-units being produced for Czech national operator České Dráhy.
Train operating contract to bring a ‘generational change’ to battery traction
GERMANY: The selection of DB Regio for a contract to operate Mittelthüringer Akku-Netz passenger services using battery-electric multiple-units ‘marks the beginning of a generational change in the traction technology used in local rail passenger transport in Thüringen’, according to the Land’s Infrastructure Minister Steffen Schütz.
First battery Vectron locos ordered
SWITZERLAND: Widmer Rail Services company JeMyn has placed the first order for two Siemens Mobility Vectron electric locomotives with a battery module. This will enable zero-emission last mile freight and shunting operations on non-electrified tracks.
Track to be upgraded for battery trains
DENMARK: Infrastructure manager Banedanmark is to undertake track renewals on the 67 km route between Skjern and Holstebro to facilitate the introduction of Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus B battery trains, which will have a higher axle load than the current diesel multiple-units.
Quarry shunting loco to be converted to battery power
CN tests medium-power hybrid locomotive
Five manufacturers invited to bid for Northern Trains fleet renewal contracts
New York Subway battery-diesel maintenance locos approved for use
Tri-mode trains launch South Wales Metro electric services
Norfolk Southern revives battery traction ambitions with Alstom partnership
Autonomous battery LRV tested in Indonesia
Rebuilt diesel-battery hybrid loco in service
Trial suggests batteries could reduce inter-city train fuel costs by up to 50%
Pavlodar to order battery trams
LTG Link unveils appearance of Flirt multiple-units
Discontinuous electrification selected for East West Rail
Class 08 shunter rebuilt with battery power completes heavy duty testing
Customised battery locos ordered to haul Paris metro maintenance trains
Danish battery train order signed
Battery-hydrogen modular locomotive unveiled
Fortescue and Downer to develop heavy-haul battery loco design
LTO batteries to offer performance advantages for hydrogen trains