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Battery Hybrid Trains: Development of the Global Technology

Battery-hybrid trains draw power from both contact lines and their onboard batteries, and they are gaining worldwide attention due to their eco-friendliness and energy-saving technology. See Japan's world-first lithium-ion battery train "ACCUM" in action, plus the new tram and fuel-cell hybrid train in development at Japan's top railway research institute. Then explore 140 years of Japan's railway history at an interactive museum that features full cab simulators.

English
  • Originally Aired July 11, 2015
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Network NHK
  • Created January 11, 2018 by
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