27 ottob 2022 anni - (NETHERLANDS) Dutch province of Overijssel has pulled the plug on the use of battery-electric trains

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The replacement of diesel trains with battery-electric units seemed like a done deal. There were tests on several tracks earlier this year with battery trains, and previous research commissioned by the province indicated that deploying battery-electric would be cheaper than electrification works at 59,6 million euros versus 113 million euros.

New estimates on the part of infrastructure manager ProRail have revealed that deploying battery-electric trains would require more additional efforts than previously anticipated. For example, the energy system would have to beefed up significantly. ProRail privately communicated the additional costs to the provincial government, which subsequently put its plans on ice.

https://www.railtech.com/rolling-stock/2022/10/27/dutch-province-cant-make-the-business-case-for-battery-trains/#:~:text=The%20Dutch%20province%20of%20Overijssel,diesel%20trains%20currently%20in%20use.