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'UK first' battery powered train slashes fuel costs by up to 50 per cent (www.businessgreen.com)
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[–] intelisense@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago

Most of the UK network is electrified with a third rail. Some is overhead, but significant parts are not electrified at all.