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"Argentina’s first solar train runs on batteries charged by the Andean sun"
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In Argentina, solar power from the Andes keeps this train running
The Tren Solar de la Quebrada can run nearly double its current length on solar power alone.

"‘Like a sauna’: London tube travellers swelter in temperatures higher than legal limit for cattle"
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‘Like a sauna’: London tube travellers swelter in temperatures higher than legal limit for cattle
The tube cannot easily be adapted to cope with heatwaves, making conditions almost unbearable

"TPE invests £1bn in battery trains amid push to decarbonise UK transport"
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TPE invests £1bn in battery trains amid push to decarbonise UK transport
TransPennine Express (TPE) has confirmed that the £1bn investment will help to deliver Britain's first mainline battery-electric trains.