UK First of a Kind competition sees self charging and speedy logistics among winners
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Self-charging battery trains could make their way onto Britain’s railways, transforming the future of transport after receiving government funding, as part of the First of a Kind 2022 competition. The ‘FOAK’ awards are already on track to support the pioneering Varamis Rail project, which is already revolutionising parcel delivery with former passenger electric multiple units, working a route between Birmingham and Glasgow.
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