I've talked about these trains before, here and here, but they were previously still in test mode. Now, passenger services have started. GWR is testing them on this short stretch of track under real operating conditions, and if they work here, they will be rolled out to other branch lines where the traction is currently diesel. The discussion of the battery chemistry is interesting.
This way of reducing CO2 and diesel emissions from rail is one that could be copied by other countries, including those with bigger distances between towns, like Australia and Canada.
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