For a stats nerd like me it's always educational to see Hannah Ritchie work with data. In a recent 'By the Numbers' Substack post she looks at rail electrification. Switzerland has electrified 100% of its railway network, India 94%, China 74%. The UK lags behind at 38% (measured by length of track): in the UK many of Read more

Great Western Railway is now operating a battery-powered train on the West Ealing to Greenford branch line, four stops and 12 minutes each way. It is a first step to replacing diesel trains on routes that have proved difficult or expensive to electrify with overhead wires. UK’s first rapid-charging battery train | Gwyn Topham in Read more