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Repowered Locomotives Riding the Rails
Just over a year ago, Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. (EMD) introduced its 710ECO Repower technology aimed at economically updating older yard and road switchers into more environmentally friendly locomotives. The 710ECO Repower system is based on the proven EMD 710 engine family along with the EM2000 microprocessor based control system — both of [...]
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| Tagged 710ECO, 710ECO Repower technology, Electro-Motive Diesel, EMD GP40, EMD SD40, locomotives, Repowered Locomotives, Riding the Rails
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Bombardier And Trenitalia Sign Locomotive Contract
Trenitalia (Italian Railways) awarded Bombardier Transportation a new order, valued at US$383 million to supply an additional 100 of its E464 electric locomotives. This order follows previous orders for a total of 638 of the E464 locomotives, 480 of which are already in commercial service. The contract includes an option [...]
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| Tagged Bombardier, Engines, Locomotive Contract, locomotives, Trenitalia
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Tognum and Deutsche Bahn Celebrate 400th Repower
Tognum subsidiary, MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH along with Deutsche Bahn AG celebrated the 400th repowering of a V290-model multi-purpose locomotive. MTU has supplied 412 of the Series 4000 diesel engines to Deutsche Bahn.
The 8V4000 R41 engines with a power output of 1000 kW replace the MTU 12V 652 engines, some of [...]
Posted in Diesel engines
| Tagged Deutsche Bahn AG, Diesel engines, locomotives, multi-purpose locomotive, repowering V290-model multi-purpose locomotive, Series 4000 diesel engines
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Brazed Copper-Brass Finds Niche in Locomotive Applications
As OEMs around the world embrace brazed copper and brass for a variety of heat-exchanger applications, oneapplication, in which CuproBraze technology is being adopted at a rapid rate, is onboard heat exchangers for locomotives.
Railways enjoy a rich history and remain a major mode of transportation despite being overshadowed in the last [...]
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| Tagged Brazed Copper-Brass, copper plates and round brass tubes, CuproBraze technology, energy efficient, European Railway, heat-exchanger applications, Locomotive Applications, locomotives, trucking and airlines
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Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (EMD) has signed a contract with the Public Investment Fund – Ministry of Finance to manufacture a quantity of 25 SD70ACS heavy haul AC diesel electric locomotives for Saudi Railway Company (SAR). These units are specifically designated for used on the North – South line. They will carry minerals on over 1482km of newly constructed track, [...]
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| Tagged AC locomotive, diesel electric locomotives, electric locomotives, locomotives, microprocessor locomotive
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Centa has unveiled its CENTAMAX-HTC for diesel engines. The new coupling is a development of its CENTAMAX flexible coupling designed to dissipate heat far more rapidly than the previous version.
Aimed at a variety of applications including marine propulsion, generators and locomotives, a new flexible coupling has been launched by Centa Transmissions Ltd. that the company [...]
Posted in instruments and control
| Tagged coupling, Diesel engines, flexible coupling, Generators, locomotives, marine propulsion
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