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February 17, 2022 | Fleet

Line tests of Alstom and SNCF hybrid train to begin “soon”

Trials on commercial services with passengers are expected to start in the second quarter of 2023.

July 22, 2021 | Fleet

Chiltern’s first diesel-battery hybrid train makes passenger debut

Battery-powered class 168 is touted as a means to meet decarbonisation deadline.

July 8, 2021 | Fleet

Siemens to build 73 trains for Amtrak including first battery-hybrid  

Amtrak believes the new trains will add extra 1.5 million passengers annually.  

December 2, 2020 | Technology

Battery system for French regional hybrid trains clears initial tests

ALSTOM announced the successful completion of tests of a prototype battery system for use in regional diesel-electric hybrid Regiolis trains on December 1.

August 30, 2020 | Fleet

Newag wins hybrid train contract for Lower Silesian Railways

POLISH regional operator Lower Silesian Railways (KD) has announced Newag as the winner of a tender to supply two Impuls 2 36WEh three-car hybrid EMUs.

July 25, 2020 | Fleet

IÉ orders hybrid-ready powerpacks for class 22000 fleet

IRISH Rail (IÉ) has ordered 41 MTU Hybrid-ready PowerPacks from Rolls-Royce, the first series production order for the traction technology.

September 17, 2019 | Locomotives

Rail Cargo Hungary and CRRC Zhuzhou to develop hybrid locomotives

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (OBB) subsidiary Rail Cargo Hungary (RCH) has awarded CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive (CRRC ZELC) a contract to develop electro-hybrid locomotives optimised for freight transport in Europe.

August 19, 2019 | Locomotives

BNSF and Wabtec to trial battery-electric locomotive in 2020

NORTH American Class 1 railway BNSF and Wabtec have announced plans to test a mainline battery-electric locomotive in 2020, as part of a $US 45m project.

April 30, 2019 | Fleet

Saxony allocates €60m to EcoTrain hybrid train project

THE government of the German state of Saxony has allocated €60m over 10 years to enable the extension of the EcoTrain hybrid train concept across the 217km Erzgebirge Diesel Network.

April 16, 2019 | Fleet

Irish Rail and Porterbrook order MTU Hybrid PowerPacks

IRISH Rail (IE) and British rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook have signed contracts with Rolls-Royce for the supply of 13 MTU Hybrid PowerPacks, the first firm orders for the hybrid rail drives.

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