D stock sold to VivaRail

[Busboy105]

May 18, 2022 8:08:33 GMT wirewiper said:

Reported elsewhere, but GWR are to trial a batter-electric Vivarail train on the West Ealing-Greenford branch line. As part of the trial, Vivarail will also supply and install fast charging equipment at the bay platform in West Ealing. The trial is being funded to the tune of £2.15 million through the Department for Transport’s Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline (RNEP) and the fast charging equipment is being supported by Innovate UK.

The train will be class 230 and will be battery-only, with no diesel back-up.

When does the trial start?

[wirewiper]

May 18, 2022 11:52:09 GMT Busboy105 said:

May 18, 2022 8:08:33 GMT wirewiper said:

Reported elsewhere, but GWR are to trial a batter-electric Vivarail train on the West Ealing-Greenford branch line. As part of the trial, Vivarail will also supply and install fast charging equipment at the bay platform in West Ealing. The trial is being funded to the tune of £2.15 million through the Department for Transport’s Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline (RNEP) and the fast charging equipment is being supported by Innovate UK.

The train will be class 230 and will be battery-only, with no diesel back-up.

When does the trial start?

There's no specific start date as yet. It is an experimental set-up.