Dutch province can’t make the (business) case for battery trains

A Keolis train seen in the Netherlands 2022, ANP / Hollandse Hoogte / Venema Media

The Dutch province of Overijssel has pulled the plug on the use of battery-electric trains from 2027 onwards. The province had planned to use the trains on sections without overhead lines instead of the diesel trains currently in use.

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Author: Nick Augusteijn

Former Chief Editor of RailTech.com

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