Self-charging trains project wins funding

A PROJECT developing self-charging trains is among the winners of a Government funding competition to transform the future of transport. The Department for Transport said Cambridgeshire-based Echion Technologies is creating train batteries that can charge from overhead wires. Under the scheme, the train would use the power to continue on unelectrified sections of track. Bi-mode trains, powered by overhead wires and diesel, are often used on Britain’s railways.