[Rail Business UK, Yahoo etc.2024 11Monthly Report】On the other hand, there are continuous attempts to transform old rolling stock into battery power
（1）Hitachi 188bet app download carries out 150 kilometers per hour pure battery EMU test
November 8, Hitachi UKBranchAnnounced the newly developed 150 km/h pure battery intercity high-speed train in the York-Manchester Airport section in the UK
The traveling speed of intercity lines is 100 to 150 kilometers per hour
Promote the application of Japanese original batteries in British railways and green industries
Picture 1Hitachi 150 km/h pure battery intercity train
（2）Class 08 shunting locomotive was transformed into battery power and tested
Positive Traction, a British rolling stock recycling developer, previously converted a 1950s-produced vehicleClassClass 08 diesel shunting locomotive, successfully modifiedfor ClassThe locomotive completed a two-week field trial at Heidelberg Materials’ Wortley quarry in Somerset
Class08e battery shunting locomotive is designed to provide cost-effective shunting and industrial applications）To reduce training time for drivers and depot staff
The locomotive is equipped with a plug-in lithium iron phosphate traction battery provided by Lithion Battery and is installed on the vehicle“PT Powerpod”Equipped with 2~6 88kWh battery compartments
Positive Traction plans further trials with vehicle operating companies
Picture 2UKClass08e battery shunting locomotive
(Source: Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China Academy of 188bet app download Sciences Group Co., Ltd.)
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