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Rapid-charging battery train trial launched
Great Western Railway is conducting a 12-month pilot of the technology on the two-and-a-half-mile Greenford branch line in west London.
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A rapid-charging battery train trial that could help end diesel operations on branch lines has been launched
(James Manning/PA)
By
Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent
March 15, 2024 at 0:33pm GMT
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