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and probably works for trucks. Maybe for freight trains too, since you can build the battery into a battery tender carriage, and railways have 150+ years exper

by caf 5y ago

and probably works for trucks. Maybe for freight trains too, since you can build the battery into a battery tender carriage, and railways have 150+ years experience at swapping carriages on and off trains.

alexvoda 5y ago
But electrifying the line is overall a superior solution. Battery powered trains are only feasable in niche situations where either: - the usage pattern does not justify the investment of electrification - the company owning the trains is not in control of the railway and does not have any leverage over the railway owner. - for some edge technical reason the line can not be electrified.
- ggm 5y ago
  Shunting and industrial loco in complex factory sites. Forklifts, and possibly rubbish trucks which do frequent depot trips anyway as a function of their job
  - alexvoda 5y ago
    Great points. Those totally might be niches for batteries.