A new world record for the furthest distance travelled by a battery-electric train on a single charge has been set by Great Western Railway (GWR). The train travelled 200 miles on a single charge during a return journey from Reading Train Care Depot, which took in London Paddington twice and Oxford, on Wednesday, August 20. This achievement surpassed the previous record of 139 miles, set by Stadler Deutschland in Berlin in 2021. The 100-mile marker at Oxford (Image: GWR) The Class 230 train, num...