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May 14, 2025 | Fleet

New partnership targets Indian rail battery market

TKIL Industries and Hoppecke Batterie Systeme are set to collaborate on projects for metro, regional and locomotive fleets.

February 24, 2025 | Technology

Building better batteries

Battery technology is advancing rapidly and is now a major alternative to the diesel combustion engine for rail traction. Frank Hartmann* considers how batteries could be transformative for the rail sector in the future.

February 7, 2025 | Technology

Adapting the internal combustion engine for hydrogen

Deutz has adapted a traditional diesel internal combustion engine to use hydrogen fuel, offering an alternative route to zero-emissions traction, as Kevin Smith explains.

July 29, 2024 | Australia/NZ

New Zealand upgrades Wellington commuter network

Infrastructure investment and new train fleet for Wairarapa and Kapiti lines.

July 29, 2024 | Commuter Rail

Boston’s MBTA to introduce BEMUs

New emission-free fleet could enter service in early 2028.

June 12, 2024 | Fleet

ČD orders 15 BEMUs from Škoda

The trains will enable the extension of services beyond the electrified network in the Moravia-Silesian region.

December 15, 2023 | Fleet

New BEMUs taken out of service in northern Germany

The Stadler Flirt Akku trains entered service with Erixx Holstein in October.

May 2, 2023 | Policy

Replacing diesel in Europe requires a common strategy

The Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors, leasing companies and banks have supported the study of alternatives to diesel.

October 7, 2022 | Locomotives

UP and ZTR announce plan to introduce hybrid-electric locomotives

ZTR will replace diesel engines in older UP locomotives with batteries.

April 12, 2022 | Fleet

German regions order 63 battery trains

Infrastructure work will be carried out ahead of the trains beginning operation.

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