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You do not need to electrify every meter of track. Trains have enough momentum that you can coast for fairly significant distances. The idea that you need an en
by _hypx 3y ago
You do not need to electrify every meter of track. Trains have enough momentum that you can coast for fairly significant distances. The idea that you need an entire fleet of battery trains just for those short sections beggars belief.
- TylerE 3y agoAn obstacle appears appears, and the train goes into emergency braking. You’re now stopped between electrified sections. It’s going to take hours to get moved, and the delays will ripple through the system. A diesel will have to be dispatched… except it’s entirely possible it won’t be able to get you because there are trains stuck between you, and it’s not like they can pull onto the shoulder. These sections are sometimes miles long.
- _hypx 3y agoA rare event. And the solution is to keep these unpowered sections short. Not spend millions on a fleet of battery powered trains.