The Anonymous Widower

Carbon Emissions Cut With The New Trains In East Anglia

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Rail Advent.

The article explains the various ways Greater Anglia’s new trains cut carbon emissions.

The picture shows a PowerPack car of a Class 755 train.

The article indicates that these cars are more intelligent than I thought.

• Regenerative braking can be used to power the trains systems.
• The trains have a coast mode to cut emissions.
• The article also confirms, that with time some diesel engines will be replaced with batteries.

It will be interesting to see how much carbon emissions are saved, when the trains have batteries and software developments are complete.

The picture sh

November 9, 2021 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Bi-Mode Train, Class 720 Train, Class 745 Train, Class 755 Train, Decarbonisation, Greater Anglia