Stock Photo - 21 August 2023, Saxony, Chemnitz: Sven Schulze (SPD, l-r), Lord Mayor of Chemnitz, Michael Theurer, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transport, Mathias Korda, Managing Director of Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS) and Müslüm Yakisan, Alstom's Head of Germany, stand in front of a new Alstom Coradia Continental battery train at Chemnitz main station. In addition to pantographs, accumulators are also installed on the roof of the railcar. They supply power when there is no overhead line. In addition, as with electric cars, electricity is generated by recuperation during the journey. Alstom states that the range in battery mode is up to 120 kilometers. The batteries are charged during the stop at the station. The top speed is given as 160 kilometers per hour. From summer 2024, a new era will be ushered in on the Leipzig-Chemnitz line with the battery-powered trains. Up to now, old GDR passenger coaches pulled by a diesel locomotive have been running there. Photo: Hendrik Schmidt/dpa. - Chemnitz/Saxony/Germany