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September 15, 2021
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Technology
Showcase: Dynamic traction control through high-resolution speed sensors
When it comes to controlling traction in electric motors, often only slightly resolved speed signals are available.
April 15, 2021
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Light Rail
Battery technology charges forward
Neil Bates, design director with British train manufacturer Vivarail, explains how battery trains combined with new fast charging technology can provide an alternative to full-scale electrification on secondary lines and thereby save money while cutting CO₂ emissions.
April 2, 2020
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Locomotives
Do hydrogen and battery trains mean the end for diesel traction?
European passenger operators are steadily embracing alternative traction based on batteries or hydrogen as a means of eliminating the use of diesel engines. But are the days of diesel numbered? Or is the technology set to evolve? Kevin Smith investigates.
September 10, 2019
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Fleet
Vivarail diesel-battery hybrid train takes to the main line
A diesel-battery hybrid multiple unit developed by Vivarail, Britain, made its debut on the British main line network on September 9 with a test run on part of the Worcester - Oxford line.
July 29, 2019
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Europe
Traction upgrade unlocks new benefits for Matterhorn Gotthard Railway
Siemens has undertaken a major upgrade of the traction power supply system on the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway in Switzerland. Werner Jud, business development - Ruggedcom, explains the intricacies of the project.
July 22, 2019
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Infrastructure
Developing the right strategy for lineside energy storage
Improvements in the regenerative capability of rolling stock mean modern trains offer significant potential for recovering and reusing braking energy. Akos Labady, senior field application engineer for power management firm Eaton, explains how lineside energy storage systems can help to optimise power usage.
April 30, 2019
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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.
February 19, 2019
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Locomotives
Indian Railways orders ABB traction equipment
INDIAN Railways subsidiary Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) has awarded ABB a $US 42m contract to supply traction converters for electric locomotives being produced at its Varanasi plant.
January 31, 2019
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Fleet
Britain could eliminate diesel-only passenger trains by 2040, says report
A proposal by the British government to eliminate diesel-only passenger trains from the main line network by 2040 is feasible, according to the initial findings of a technical review by the Rail Industry Decarbonisation Taskforce and the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB).
September 15, 2018
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Fleet
Bombardier unveils battery-electric Talent 3
BOMBARDIER presented its prototype battery-electric Talent 3 multiple unit to guests including Mr Enak Ferlemann, state secretary at the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, on September 12 with an inaugural run on the test track at the company’s Hennigsdorf plant in Berlin.
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