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    11 days ago

    What are you talking about?

    Batteries have planety of drawbacks compared to overhead wires.

    • Weight - Batteries way a LOT, meaning that locomotives need to be stronger, meaning they will be heavier, meaning that need stronger bridges and sturdier tracks.
    • Lifetime - Batteries are consumed as they are used and recharged, they are also not as easy/cheap to replace as pantographs.
    • Range - Batteries has limited range, normal electric trains have unlimited range.
    • Charge time - Batteries need charging, normal electric trains does not.

    Normal electric trains are technically the ideal transportation, you have unlimited range and don’t need to carry the fuel.