Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
Our record-breaking battery train is now at Reading Train Care Depot, where it will undergo further checks ahead of a #FastCharge trial on the Greenford branch line.
The Class 230 train made today’s 70-mile journey from Long Marston – using just 45 per cent of its battery capacity.
It comes just days after travelling a UK record of 86 miles (138km) on battery power alone, without recharging.
Read the full story here: news.gwr.com/news/great-western-railways-battery-train-sets-new-distance-record
#GWRInnovation
Our record-breaking battery train is now at Reading Train Care Depot, where it will undergo further checks ahead of a #FastCharge trial on the Greenford branch line.
The Class 230 train made today’s 70-mile journey from Long Marston – using just 45 per cent of its battery capacity.
It comes just days after travelling a UK record of 86 miles (138km) on battery power alone, without recharging.
Read the full story here: news.gwr.com/news/great-western-railways-battery-train-sets-new-distance-record
#GWRInnovation
