Topic: BEMU

Battery train record breaker caught on camera

It may not have been a top-secret run, but a battery-powered train has quietly smashed the record for unassisted distance in the UK. Caught on camera in the forests of Warwickshire, a class 230 train...Read more

27-02-2024|1 comment|author: Simon Walton

The new Stadler BEMU rolling stock for Metro, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Stadler to supply battery-electric trains to Chicago

Chicago’s Metra is set to pioneer emission-free rail transport with the introduction of the first battery-electric trains from Stadler. Under the agreement between Metra and Stadler, 16 battery-electric trains will be supplied, with an initial...Read more

23-02-2024|1 comment|author: Emma Dailey

Californian high-speed trains one step closer to becoming a reality

California’s high-speed rail authority has taken a significant step towards procuring its first high-speed trainsets, bringing high-speed rail to California nearer to reality, by approving a Request for Qualifications for the nation’s first 220 miles-per-hour...Read more

28-08-2023|2 comments|author: Emma Dailey