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Utility cars house payload space, but more importantly power banks to accumulate power as the train travels. After the civil war, at least 37 Battery Cars were offline^[1]. This suggests that large parts of Snowpiercer are dedicated to power reserves. Melanie drained the batteries to much trying to escape from Wilford. As a result, the train can never move on it’s own again and has no energy reserves to restart the Bogie Motors.

History of C0351

During the Civil War, C0351 served as a Execution Car. The form of execution was "Lung of Ice" which consists of having your lungs frozen by the outside air when inhaled through some sort of breathing mask. Walter Flemming was executed this way.^[2]

Technology

The batteries in the car were developed by Solar Industries in Colorado, USA. They are Lead-acid batteries (6-GFM-200/12V200Ah) encased in a recycled aluminum shell.^[3]

Interior

Each car consists of three sections, with double internal bulkheads dividing them. To grant access through the door, a RFID Access Chip must be used. The battery section has several levels of batteries stacked in rows on each side of the car. While blue light illuminates the battery packs, they themselves have red indicators. The Utility section (mainly in the middle of the car) has a storage room divided by two RFID protected bars.^[3]

Appearances

Season One

First, the Weather Changed

Trivia

The lifetime of this kind of battery is around 5-7 years.
One of these batteries can charge a iPhone X around 73 times.
Each battery has around the same power capacity as a Tesla Model 3 Standard Range.
Ironically, the batteries carry a "Non Spillable" label.

Gallery

Battery section
Cargo section
Layton being escorted through
Battery

Battery
Interior
Interior
Sign

References

[1] S01E10 - 994 Cars Long

[2] S01E09 - The Train Demanded Blood

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 S01E06 - Trouble Comes Sideways

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 {{Train|name = Execution Chamber|image =ExecutionCar.png |imagecaption = |car_no. = C0351|next_car =[[Classroom_(C0355)|C0355 - Classroom 12]] |previous_car =[[Utility_Car_(C0350)|C0350 - Incarceration Chamber]] |class = [[:Category:2nd_Class|2nd Class]]|length = ~65.0 meters|height = ~11.9 meters|width = ~8.8 meters|owners = [[Wilford_Industries_(series)|Wilford Industries]]|aka =Battery Car |use = Execution Chamber,
-Energy Storage|sectionr = [[1001_Cars_Long#2nd_Class_.28Section_2.2.29_C0288-C0377|Section 2.2]]|creator=[[Melanie_Cavill|Melanie Cavill]]
+Energy Storage|sectionr = [[1001_Cars_Long#2nd_Class_.28Section_2.2.29_C0288-C0377|Section 2.2]]|creator=[[Melanie_Cavill|Melanie Cavill]] &dagger;
 [[Joseph_Wilford|Joseph Wilford]]}}'''Utility cars''' house payload space, but more importantly power banks to accumulate power as the train travels. After the civil war, at least 37 Battery Cars were offline<ref>[[994 Cars Long|S01E10 - 994 Cars Long]]</ref>. This suggests that large parts of [[Snowpiercer]] are dedicated to power reserves. Melanie drained the batteries to much trying to escape from Wilford. As a result, the train can never move on it’s own again and has no energy reserves to restart the Bogie Motors.