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Hybrid Train
by ėė°íŽė(Auxo.co.kr)
Development
Czechoslovakia
In 1986, Czechoslovak locomotive manufacturer KD built a prototype hybrid shunting locomotive termed the DA 600. The locomotive was powered a 190-kW diesel engine and four electric motors, with a maximum overall power 360 kW powered from batteries. The batteries were recharged while the diesel engine was running, by regenerative braking or from external electric power.
After tests on the Railway test circuit Velim and some minor tweaks, the locomotive was lent to the Olomouc train depot and successfully operated there for ten years. Czechoslovak socialist economics failed to start mass production, mainly because of a lack of proper battery manufacturing capacities.
France
An example of a typical “hybrid” is the new Autorail grande capacit (AGC or high-capacity railcar) built by the Canadian company Bombardier for service in France.
This has dual mode (diesel and electric motors) and dual voltage capabilities (1500 and 25000 V) allowing it to be used on many [Read more...]