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Will new battery-powered trains replace diesel, and are they safe? (www.bbc.com)
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[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 8 points 1 week ago

Good to hear they’re not going with hydrogen trains (a pointless technology that in all circumstances is outclassed by one of the other options). Though for all but the most lightly trafficked lines, electrification would be the most economical.