The fleet of 20 buses are being recharged with pantographs at each end of the 15-mile route 358 between Crystal Palace and Orpington in the south-east of the capital. It means that the vehicles ...

Transport for London’s (TfL) latest additions hit Route 358 today (Wednesday, November 20). The electric fleet is powered by pantographs – roof-mounted devices that charge from overhead powerlines.

What about trains? What if we had trains running off batteries rather than the ugly arrangement of catenaries and pantographs? Unlike telephones, the first trains came “unplugged”. They ran on ...