Vivarail: First Across Firth of Forth, With a Royal Touch

Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief
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HRH Prince Charles (left) visits Glasgow Central Station and tours the Vivarail battery train with Henry Posner III (center). Photo by Peter Devlin

At the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.-based rolling stock and battery technology manufacturer Vivarail operated the very first electric train across the iconic Firth of Forth bridge, and hosted His Royal Highness, Prince Charles.

Vivarail was asked to operate its battery train for demonstration runs through the conference as part of the official Network Rail Green Trains@COP26 event,” explains Henry Posner III, Chairman of Vivarail shareholder Railroad Development Corp. (RDC). “Each day, our train took delegates and invited guests from around the world to showcase our new emission-free technology. In the first week, our train carried hundreds of people from government, industry, academia, media and advocacy groups.”

Posner joined Vivarail Managing director Steve McBride and his team for COP26’s first week. They welcomed HRH Price Charles to the train and spent time explaining battery technology, and RDC’s plans for introducing U.K. battery technology to the U.S. through the company’s Pop-Up Metro initiative. Posner also officially announced the order of a second train from Vivarail for Pop Up Metro.

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