London’s new battery train sets UK distance record

The new battery train starting service in west London shortly has set a new UK record, after travelling 86 miles (138km) on battery power alone and without recharging.
GWR Class 230 battery train (c) GWR
The train had been undergoing tests in Long Marston in Warwickshire, and made the 70-mile move to GWR’s Reading Train Care Depot last Friday – using just 45% of its battery capacity. The trip was significant as it wasn’t an idealised test scenario, but a real-world environment,