(07 Mar 2025, 12:22 am)nova347 wrote Wonder how long the battery lasts. Surely the new trains are heavier so if they break down it will strain the vehicles more.
Do the new vehicles have a battery/diesel generator for emergencies?
Not too sure on the battery length to be honest, I know they can work off a pantograph aswell though. Seems to be an extra 18T weight wise though 98T vs 80T (for a doubled Metro train) though. Not sure they're used much for hauling trains nowadays though and are more for engineering stuff like moving track around and stuff like that where you'd need the battery since the wires are offline. Never seen them in reality though tbh and they're pretty much non existent online for pics and videos and that aswell really.
The new trains do have a battery though.