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European Railroad Discussion > Irish Rail Looking at Battery PowerDate: 11/09/19 17:07 Irish Rail Looking at Battery Power Author: kevink Appears to a hybrid system that runs off an overhead catenary system and uses the batteries to operate where there is no overhead.
https://www.citylab.com/transportation/2019/06/ireland-train-travel-battery-powered-tech-dublin-transit/591007/ https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/plans-to-buy-600-electric-and-battery-electric-powered-carriages-over-10-years-1.3906238 Posted from iPhone Date: 11/10/19 02:42 Re: Irish Rail Looking at Battery Power Author: jeffgeldner Good to note- if California High Speed Rail ever is built, with electrification as planned, a similar back-up system would be needed, since PG and E and SCE (the state's power utility companies) power outages during fire season have become frequent events...
Jeff Geldner Sequoia National Park, CA Date: 11/10/19 02:56 Re: Irish Rail Looking at Battery Power Author: exhaustED Date: 11/10/19 10:30 Re: Irish Rail Looking at Battery Power Author: 86235 exhaustED Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Not just Ireland. > > British Rail Class 93 (Stadler) - Wikipedia In Birmingham the Edgbaston Extension of the Midland Metro LRT via Centenary Square will have an 840m section without catenary where the trams will use battery power. Service is supposed to start next month. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/10/19 10:34 by 86235. Date: 11/10/19 13:32 Re: Irish Rail Looking at Battery Power Author: Lurch_in_ABQ Combination cat + 3rd rail + batt + diesel + turbine + steam power would improve chances of carrying coal to Newcastle.
Date: 11/12/19 06:15 Re: Irish Rail Looking at Battery Power Author: tramfan European transit systems have been using this mode for a number of years on light rail and busses. Seattle's First Hill Steetcar, in service since 2016, has sections of its route built without overhead to utilize battery power.
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