Comment on Whoever wrote this headline has never encountered a passenger train before in their lives
Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 months agoI don’t think you realise how expensive electrifying a line can be, it can be as expensive as building it in the first place. Whereas this technology can be used without modifying the track at all.
If the line only runs a few times a day, it’s an obvious choice.
drdabbles@lemmy.world 3 months ago
I do realize. I also realize things like weight of the train, cost of the battery packs, the fact those packs will wear and need to be replaced faster than anything else in the system, and much more.