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Development of AC-fed and battery-powered train "DENCHA" with high-capacity battery

Last updated on 06 March 2020 12:23

Series BEC819, AC-fed and battery-powered train (known affectionately as "DENCHA"), was developed and produced as a new generation of environmentally friendly trains to replace the diesel trains in JR Kyushu's comparatively small non-electrified zones. Based on the concept of "a comfortable future for people and the planet", DENCHA was developed...

Author(s): Ikeda Hirofumi;Yasumori Keitaro;Kodama Munemori;Hatakeda Kenji;Taguchi Yoshiaki;Nagaura Yasuhiro

Organisation(s): JR Kyushu Engineering, Ltd. ; Kyushu Railway Company ; Railway Technical Research Institute ; Hitachi, Ltd. ;

2019

Japan

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