Subscribe to RSS feedHybrid locomotive proves its worth in port
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Jim Wilson
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Jul 16, 2009 05:47 PM
TEST results from a two-month trial involving a hybrid shunting locomotive at work in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands should prove the benefits of dual diesel and electric power.
Alstom Transport, the European train maker, has forecast fuel savings of at least 40%, while the volume of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate emissions should be halved.
Noise will also be cut by 15 decibels, while there should...
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