Manufacturers see lithium power as the future of rail travel in the UK - but the trains could pose unique challenges.

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Since Caltrain has switched to electric all-electric trains, their retired diesel fleet will be sent to Lima, Peru, to serve ...

UK and Europe consider tri-mode trains ( battery, electric, and diesel power) as a viable alternative to diesel engines.

Key characteristics of a lean, mixed-model assembly line include low changeover time (ideally zero) at all workstations; the ...

Indian Railways has finalised specifications of its first–ever hydrogen train; and completed procurement of components. The ...

A fleet of new electric trains set to serve Walsall and surrounding stations will help to grow the borough's economy, rail ...

Current diesel-electric trains are designed to draw their power from overhead lines on electrified sections of track. Elsewhere, they use diesel generators housed underneath their carriages.

This ‘tribid’ train easily switches between battery, diesel, and electric power. Right now, the UK’s railways run diesel trains, which draw their power from overhead electrified wires or ...

Solely battery-powered trains are already operating in Japan and Germany, but UK experts say they could pose unique fire safety challenges. Hitachi engineers tell the BBC, though, that it has done ...