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High Speed Train Seats Used To Deliver Fresh Fish

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Railway Gazette.

This is the introductory paragraph.

East Japan Railway is testing the use of high speed passenger trains to move fresh fish from Sendai to Tokyo.

The last paragraph explains the title.

These services do not use passenger accommodation, unlike JR East’s latest test programme where the No 1 car is closed to passengers so that the seats can be used to transport the containers of fish.

But then the idea isn’t new as Great Western Railway ran a trial in 2015, with the fish travelling in the back of the locomotive on an Intercity 125. That story is also in Railway Gazette.

August 27, 2020 Posted by | Transport/Travel | , , | 2 Comments

Innovative Battery Delivered To Portsmouth International Port

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Renewable Energy Magazine.

This is the introductory paragraph.

A 20-foot container sized battery that can charge four electric cars simultaneously has been safely delivered to Portsmouth International Port in the UK this week as part of the Port Energy Systems Optimization project.

It looks like another case of battery-to-battery transfer to fast-charge one or more battery-powered vehicles or trains.

August 27, 2020 Posted by | Energy Storage | | 1 Comment

Linde And RVK Unveil New Hydrogen Station For Buses

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on H2 View.

This is the introductory paragraphs.

Linde and regional transport company Regionalverkehr (RVK) today presented an innovative hydrogen station for fuel cell buses to the public.

With a capacity of up to 20 refills per day, the new station located near Cologne, Germany features, for the first time, a new high-pressure storage technology developed by Linde: constant pressure tubes ensure that the refuelling pressure always remains at a constant level, even as the storage tank volume decreases.

It does appear that Linde is going to be big in hydrogen, as they already are an investor in electrolyser company;ITM Power.

August 27, 2020 Posted by | Hydrogen, Transport/Travel | , , | Leave a comment