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> "Running a trainset four times along a 100 mile route, or 40 times along a 10 mile route, you're still travelling 400 miles." We're not talking about 100 mil
by Reason077 4y ago
> "Running a trainset four times along a 100 mile route, or 40 times along a 10 mile route, you're still travelling 400 miles."
We're not talking about 100 miles on battery power here - although there are already battery electric transits that are capable of that and more. For the most part, inter-urban trunk lines in Europe are already electrified.
There are many outer-suburban/regional routes that are, for example, 50 miles along an electrified trunk line then 25 miles on an un-electrified branch line. Currently that means whole route needs to be operated by diesel trains. But a battery train only needs to be capable of doing (eg) 50 miles on battery, then it can recharge when it's running under the wires.
- dredmorbius 4y agoDo you have any references for serious studies or proposals for such systems?
- Reason077 4y agoNot just proposals: orders have been placed and trains should be in passenger service this year. Google "FLIRT Akku" which is the name of Stadler's battery-electric train. https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/schleswig-holstein-orders-55-battery-electric-trains-with-stadler/ https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/schleswig-holste... "The longest non-electrified section on the diesel network is 80 km. Under optimal conditions, however, a battery range of 150 km should be possible."