UK’s first rapid-charging battery train ready for boarding this weekend | Rail industry | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/30/uk-first-rapid-charging-battery-train

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"The Council is working on a business case for investment in new trains which could be a combination of electric and battery, and this will be submitted to the government later in 2024. If successful, we will need to place an order in either 2025 or 2026. Again, it is important that Te Huia continues to attract more people to use the service, so that the best possible case can be made for new trains."

https://www.tehuiatrain.co.nz/about-te-huia/future-plans/

#PublicTransport #trains #ElectricTrains #TeHuia

The 20-baht flat fare electric train policy, originally set to start on October 1, is now delayed to mid-November due to pending legislation.

#Thailand #Bangkok #PublicTransport #ElectricTrains #รถไฟฟ้า #20บาทตลอดสาย

https://www.thaienquirer.com/58257/20-baht-flat-fare-policy-delayed-to-mid-november-amid-criticism-of-government-handling/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

As of noon on the first day of registration, over 100,000 commuters had signed up for Bangkok’s 20-baht MRT flat fare, with seniors retaining their travel benefits.

#Thailand #Bangkok #PublicTransport #ElectricTrains #รถไฟฟ้า #20บาทตลอดสาย

https://www.thaienquirer.com/58196/over-100000-register-on-first-day-for-20-baht-mrt-fare-seniors-retain-benefits/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-3_wP-YFI4

Good heavens, if you put on more, faster services on modern rolling stock, people start using trains…

"This video explores how electrification transformed Caltrain from a dying commuter line into a national example of what modern public transit can look like.”

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#PublicTransit
#Railroads
#SFBayArea
#ElectricTrains

To uncork grid bottleneck, freight trains can transport renewable energy.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/18/hauling-renewable-energy-around-by-freight-train-not-a-prank/#google_vignette

#renewableenergy #renewables #grid #trains #freighttrains #locomotives #rails #railways #railroads #freight #transmission #windenergy #solarenergy #transportation #electrictrains #trainspotting #gogreen #goelectric

To uncork grid bottleneck, freight trains can transport renewable energy.

https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/18/hauling-renewable-energy-around-by-freight-train-not-a-prank/

#renewableenergy #renewables #grid #trains #freighttrains #locomotives #rails #railways #railroads #freight #transmission #windenergy #solarenergy #transportation #electrictrains #trainspotting #gogreen #goelectric

If the entire rail network was electrified, and the lines were over-engineered to carry far more juice than a fully utilized and extended rail network could use, it could be a backup channel for the national electricity grid. Renewable generation could be added at small to medium scale, anywhere along the rail corridors, and either used by electric trains, or fed back into the general electricity supply.

#electricity #ElectricTrains #NationalGrid #RenewableEnergy