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November 2, 2021 | Infrastructure

Trains return to the Isle of Wight after £26m upgrade

Trains are finally running again on the 13.7km Island Line on Britain’s Isle of Wight after a 10-month £26m upgrade.

November 1, 2021 | Technology

Vivarail shows off battery train at COP26

British company says the cost of battery trains is almost half that of diesel or hydrogen trains.

September 30, 2021 | Technology

Battery-powered D-Train to operate at COP26

Daily trips in Scotland for Vivarail class 230 battery train.

September 17, 2021 | Europe

British government to investigate air quality standards following diesel train research

Nitrogen oxide levels up to 13-times higher than those next to major London roads found on new-build trains.

September 13, 2021 | Commuter Rail

IRJ Exclusive: Passenger and freight operators visit D-Train trials in Pennsylvania

D-Trains could be set for use in two more continents.

September 9, 2021 | Commuter Rail

IRJ Exclusive: D-Trains to help urban developments in United States?

Henry Posner III discusses how rebuilt trains can be used to quickly make the case to test a passenger service on underutilised lines.

June 17, 2021 | Rolling stock

First Welsh hybrid-power D-Train carries passengers

IRJ at Rail Live 2021: Battery-powered class 230 shuttles delegates between Honeybourne and outside exhibition.

April 28, 2021 | Fleet

Train software problems delay reopening of Isle of Wight railway

The trains being supplied by Vivarail will replace former London Underground rolling stock dating from 1938 which is older than some vehicles operating on the island’s heritage railway.

September 16, 2019 | Fleet

Fleet and track upgrades in £26m Isle of Wight investment

BRITAIN’s Isle of Wight railway will be renewed following the announcement of a £26m investment to replace the ageing fleet and construction of a passing loop on the Ryde - Shanklin Island Line.

September 10, 2019 | Fleet

Vivarail diesel-battery hybrid train takes to the main line

A diesel-battery hybrid multiple unit developed by Vivarail, Britain, made its debut on the British main line network on September 9 with a test run on part of the Worcester - Oxford line.

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