The large western rail battery train covers 320 km on one charge.
Great Western Railway Great Western Railway (GWR) has received a new world record for the longest -covered distance with a battery train, after its 230 km category train covered one on August 20.
Taking into account the final assertion, GWR says that this exceeds the previous World Records of 224 km in the battery mode that was placed by Stadler Akku Bemu between Berlin and Rostuk on December 10, 2021.
The 230 category that recorded the new record was not equipped with Pantograph, but it is recharged at fixed charging points using the fast graphics technology that GWR acquired when the 230 -class Vivarail entered the administration in December 2022.
The GWR train, which recorded the new record with a general success of the test with the rapid fee system on the 3.8 -kilometer in western London. To try to records, he ran from the stock maintenance depot in London Badtington, a trip to Oxford and the return, then returned to reading from Badtington.
GWR says the train was able to achieve a range of 320 km on one charge by working in “Super Mode”, and traveled at a maximum speed ranging between 48 km/h and 64 km/h while the electric train heating system turned off. With a maximum speed of 96 km/h, GWR estimates that the 230 category will have a group of about 192 km.
While GWR notes that the farthest distance that is currently being achieved under the battery capacity alone is 67.2 km, it will need a circulating stock capable of working for more than 96 km as it looks forward to replacing its DMU fleet, which will reach the end of its working life in the seven years to the next ten years.
GWR says the test on the Greenford branch has made it clear how intermittent fast charging can help remove dependence on more expensive electric equipment, providing confidence in the that the battery trains can be published on its branch lines in the Thames Valley, in Devon and in Cornwal, and on similar lines throughout Britain.
According to GWR, the 230 -class battery train showed during experiments a 80 % decrease in the total carbon emissions compared to diesel rewards.
“General lines will remain the first option to operate electric trains, but when this is not possible or desirable, the battery technology provides such a reliable and effective alternative,” says Dr. Simon Green, Engineering Director, GWR.
“Today’s achievement provides clear evidence that this is an applicable and exciting solution for the future of the railway.”
