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Battery-diesel hybrid train launched by Chiltern

Peter Plisner
28 February 2022
 

Chiltern Railways has launched the HybridFLEX Britain’s first 100mph capable battery-diesel hybrid train into passenger service. But it’s not a new train. A 20-year-old diesel multipule unit has been fitted with a powerful battery and it’s claimed that it uses 25% less fuel.

The train cuts emissions and air pollution, and allows the train to run solely on battery power when departing and arriving at stations. The two-carriage train will run primarily between Aylesbury in...

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