Date: 24/07/2019

Electricity produced at the MeyGen tidal energy scheme in the Pentland Firth could be used to power an experimental battery-operated train between Wick and Thurso.

That is the hope of rail campaign group Friends of the Far North Line (FoFNL) which claims Caithness would be a good place to test the technology.

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MeyGen could power battery trains in Caithness

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Electricity produced at the MeyGen tidal energy scheme could power battery-operated trains between Wick and Thurso.

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