TransPennine Express to trial inter-city battery hybrid train

TransPennine Express Hitachi Class 802 near Manchester Victoria (Photo: Tony Miles)

UK: Hitachi Rail, Angel Trains and TransPennine Express have agreed in principle to retrofit a traction battery to a five-car Class 802 Nova 1 electro-diesel trainset to create a trimode unit for trials.

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