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Class 802 fitted with battery for trial. HITACHI RAIL

Feature

Hitachi Rail's bold experiment with battery-electric bi-mode units

Hitachi Rail has been carrying out trials on a Class 802 aimed at advancing the use of battery-electric bi-mode units. Richard Wilcock finds out more.

Electrification 13 Dec

News

UK's first Intercity battery train hits the tracks

Main line tests have started on the nation's first intercity battery train. The class 802 bi-mode unit has seen one of its engines replaced and retrofitted with batteries, a first for the UK rail network.

Rolling stock 30 Aug

Siemens Desiro operating with RCC

News

Battery trains 'could save the UK rail network £3.5 billion'

Siemens Mobility has announced plans to assemble its new battery bi-mode trains at its facility in Goole, which it hopes will help replace some of the network’s fleets over the next decade.

Siemens 6 Jun

News

Three routes for Orion's logistics service this year

Routes revealed by Orion for logistics services using modified former 100mph passenger trains

3 Mar

News

Bi-mode future for freight as Simpson urges electrification

Rail freight can decarbonise now by running longer trains, but the future is bi-mode traction says RFG's Maggie Simpson

3 Mar

News

Government looks to bi-mode to fortify rail freight

Government suggests bi-mode traction is the future for rail freight industry

2 Apr

755404 on test in Velim on September 6. GREATER ANGLIA.

News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Greater Anglia Class 755 unveiled in Switzerland

With the official launch of Greater Anglia's Class 755 fleet today, we look back to a trip to Switzerland in 2018 to see the first trains under construction

4 Sept

News

TPE’s new trains

TransPennine Express is addressing the problem of crowded services throughout the North by introducing new bi-mode vehicles and electric multiple units.

26 Aug

News

Hull Trains drivers begin training on new ‘802s’

Driver training begins on Class 802s as Hull Trains prepares to introduce £60 million new Hitachi fleet

21 Aug

News

Hitachi wins £400 million deal for East Midlands Railway bi-mode fleet

Hitachi to build 33 new trains for EMR

30 Jul

News

New Greater Anglia Class 755 enters traffic.

First Stadler-built Greater Anglia Class 755 enters passenger service.

29 Jul

News

June introduction target for Greater Anglia's new Stadler bi-mode trains

Greater Anglia hoping for Stadler Class 755 introduction in June

29 May

News

New trains being delivered for Greater Anglia

Deliveries of new trains for Greater Anglia underway

4 Dec

News

EXCLUSIVE: Northern to introduce converted bi-modes next year

Northern confirms FLEX will enter traffic in first half of 2019 as testing continues at Great Central Railway

23 Oct

News

May introduction planned for Greater Anglia Class 755s

First Class 755 due in UK next month ahead of May introduction.

25 Sept

News

Greater Anglia launches new Stadler bi-mode regional train

First of 38 regional Class 755s for Greater Anglia unveiled at Innotrans

21 Sept

755404 on test in Velim on September 6. GREATER ANGLIA.

News

Testing underway on new Greater Anglia trains

Testing of Greater Anglia's Stansted Express fleet about to start as '755' testing continues across Europe

6 Sept

News

First bodyshell of Hull Trains’ first ‘802/3’ completed

Hitachi completes first Hull Trains Class 802 bodyshell in Japan

29 Aug

News

More than 800 brand new passenger vehicles on test

More than 800 brand new vehicles on test as fleet replacements continue

20 Aug

News

TransPennine Express Class 802 starts main line testing

First TPE Hitachi bi-mode begins testing.

25 Jul

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