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On Thu, 7 May 2009 19:19:48 +0100
Paul Terry wrote:
It would be daft to develop Crossrail in the hope that adequate
battery technology would be available by the time the trains have
to be ordered. However, battery trains have been used for suburban
rail - Dublin to Bray between 1932 and 1950. In .uk a battery MU
operated between Aberdeen and Ballater in the early 1960s, while
battery locos

Probably lines with very light traffic and low top speeds.

have been used to haul engineering trains on LU in the dead of night
when the power's een switched off.

They still are AFAIK.

Yes, they still are. Occasionally they can be seen during the day as
well, and more often, late in the evening while service trains are still
running. They always top and tail the materials trains, and both locos
are manned, regardless of direction of travel.