South African Teens Build Solar Train as Power Cuts [Literally] Haunt Commuters

25 Sep 2022 | Abstracted from Africa News

"..the railways frequently hobbled by power outages and cable thefts...To respond to the crisis, a group of 20 teenagers invented South Africa's first fully solar-powered train...Photovoltaic panels fitted to the roof, the angular blue-and-white test train moves on an 18-metre-long (60 feet) test track in Soshanguve township north of the capital Pretoria...The train...can run at 30 kilometres (20 miles) per hour..."

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