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Wensleydale Railway has unveiled the new livery of its class 47 diesel locomotive. The locomotive, number 47714, was revealed in Rail Express Systems (RES) red livery during the annual weekend model ...
A major shortage of electric locos has hit the Mumbai-Pune rail section as almost all of the trains in this section are now switched to diesel locomotives. Indian Railways is plagued by shortage ...
Wabtec for example has seen 11% fuel savings by including its FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive (BEL) in a diesel consist (capturing only the braking energy of the BEL itself). Other studies ...
In honor of the inventor of the diesel engine, Dr. Rudolf Diesel, and the work accomplished by his marvelous machine, we investigate some of the highest-torque diesel engines ever made.
Your browser does not support the audio element. The Skoda Octavia is scheduled to make its comeback to the Indian market this year, and a diesel engine is going to ...
A Wabtec R255 hybrid battery-diesel work locomotive for New York’s MTA testing on the track in Erie, Pennsylvania. Credit: Wabtec Corporation. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New ...
The MTA is expected on Wednesday to approve a $788 million deal to replace its aging fleet of diesel locomotives relied upon by thousands of Long Island commuters, particularly in Suffolk ...
On December 5, a fire broke out at the railway depot in the russian city of Bryansk, as a result of which two mainline diesel locomotives burned down. They provided the logistical needs of the russian ...
Digital Trends notes that while many U.S. consumers consider diesel a dirty fuel, technology advancements have made this a clean, green option for drivers who want a high-powered engine without ...
Hydrogen, however, can be loaded like diesel fuel into a locomotive from a truck. “The portability of hydrogen was immediately something of interest,” he said. Hydrogen was also preferable to ...
Prospective buyers interested in the “gently used” 135-ton diesel locomotives posted on the Caltrain website are out of luck since the Bay Area transit agency finalized the sale. Caltrain is ...
As the Indian Railways intensifies its electrification efforts along its network, it is also finding methods to put its soon-to-be-redundant diesel locomotives to good use, by repurposing them for ...