A 15% reduction in fuel consumption compared to a conventional diesel multiple-unit was achieved by Deutsche Bahn’s VT642 test DMU when MTU undertook trials with a hybrid version of its PowerPack.
MTU’s PowerPacks combine a DMU engine with electric, mechanical or hydraulic transmission, after-treatment, auxiliaries and cooling systems into a single unit mounted on a support frame. The Hybrid version adds an electric propulsion module with battery,
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Transport Canada and Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will conduct a joint safety study on locomotive voice and video recorders.
Locomotive voice and video recorders are a critical safety tool that provide investigators with an unparalleled understanding of how and why accidents happen. Transport Canada strongly supports the use of voice and video recorders on trains and is pleased to launch this joint initiative with the
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Poland will invest over EUR 5 bn from the Infrastructure and Environment program 2014 – 2020 in developing railway transport, stated the Deputy Minister for Infrastructure and Development, SÅ‚awomir Å»aÅ‚obka. In addition, Poland will receive approx. EUR 4.14 billion under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program.
Russian UVZ-Logistic, part of Uralvagonzavod, El Grupo Empresarial de la Industria Sidero-Mecánica’ (GESIME), a Cuban ferrous metallurgy and machine-building group, and Cuban Union Railways (UFC) have signed an agreement on the creation of a joint transportation logistics company and the modernization of ‘Planta Mecanica’ machine-building plant.
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