Opening its route in west London today, the UK begins passenger service on a eight kilometre branch connecting West Ealing to the Greenford line run exclusively on superfast-charging battery technology, the batteries replenished in just under three-and-a-half minutes at the last of four stops before making its return. Much of the city’s transport system is already electrified but this demonstration project aims to show the potential of cheaply retrofitting old diesel routes where installing overhead power lines (the third rail is only live for re-charging when the engine is directly under the docking station) was formerly impractical or avoided due to disruptions it would have caused for the transit network. More from The Guardian at the link above.
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