All aboard! Britain's first rapid-charging battery train to launch into service in London this weekend - Great Western ...

Launching on Saturday, the Greenford branch line in west London will be home to the UK’s first rapid-charging battery train. The train is part of a broader effort to phase out diesel-only trains by ...

Last Saturday, a former London Underground train that’s been converted to run on the national rail network began carrying paying passengers for the very first time.

Siemens said that only 20-30% of the network would need to be electrified to use battery bi-mode trains. Credit: Siemens Mobility Siemens Mobility has claimed that battery technology should mean ...

Great Western Railway (GWR) will introduce the UK’s first battery-only powered train into passenger service on Saturday 31 January.