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Brand new battery technology to be trialled on TransPennine train

Testing of the UK’s first intercity battery train commenced earlier…

24 May 2024 | By

Testing of the UK’s first intercity battery train commenced earlier today. The battery, which generates a peak power of more than 700kw, has now been successfully retrofitted onto a TransPennine Express ‘Nova 1’ train (five-carriage intercity Class 802), ahead of the trial on Transpennine routes this summer.