All Electro-diesel articles

  • TfW Stadler Class 756 Driver training (Photo Transport for Wales)
    Rail Business UK

    Tri-mode trains launch South Wales Metro electric services

    2024-11-27T11:30:00Z

    UK: Transport for Wales put its Stadler Class 756 tri-mode multiple-units into passenger service on November 18, launching electric operation as part of the South Wales Metro programme to upgrade lines around Cardiff. The Class 756s use 25 kV 50 Hz overhead where available and diesel ...

  • TransPennine Express battery Class 802 (Photo Hitachi Rail)
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    Trial suggests batteries could reduce inter-city train fuel costs by up to 50%

    2024-11-08T11:00:00Z

    UK: Trials with an inter-city electro-diesel trainset retrofitted with a traction battery in place of one of its engines achieved fuel cost savings of 35% to 50%, surpassing predictions of up to 30%, while meeting performance requirements and supporting zero-emission operation around stations. The non-passenger carrying ...

  • New York MTA Metro-North Railroad Siemens Mobility Charger locomotibe (Photo MTA) (8)
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    Metro-North unveils bi-mode locos to increase electric operation

    2024-11-06T13:00:00Z

    USA: New York MTA has unveiled the first of the Siemens Mobility SC42-DM Charger electro-diesel locomotives which will enable it to increase the use of electric traction on Metro-North Railroad commuter services. The operator’s existing batch of GE P32AC-DM locos use electric power only in the ...

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    GoldenPass Express locomotives ordered

    2024-10-18T09:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Montreux-Berner Oberland-Bahn has awarded Stadler a contract to supply six custom-made locomotives. The order covers two types: four Ge4/4 900 V DC electric locomotives for push-pull operation of GoldenPass Express passenger trains and two similar Gem4/4 electro-diesel locomotives to haul maintenance trains. The four-axle 3 ...

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    Dakar Airport Express train delivered

    2024-10-17T10:00:00Z

    SENEGAL: The first trainset has been delivered for Phase II of the Dakar Train Express Régional, which will extend the 36 km Dakar - Diamniadio line by 19 km to Blaise Diagne airport. The first phase of the TER which opened in December ...

  • GB Railfreight electro-diesel loco on show loco in Berlin (Photo Tony Miles)
    Rail Business UK

    GB Railfreight electro-diesel loco on show in Berlin

    2024-09-25T13:28:00Z

    INNOTRANS: One of the 30 Stadler Class 99 electro-diesel locomotives ordered by GB Railfreight through leasing company Beacon Rail is a highlight of the manufacturer’s presence at InnoTrans, the world’s largest railway industry trade fair which is being held in Berlin on September 24-27. The first ...

  • Régiolis TFA (Photo Région Grand Est)
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    Grand Est cross-border fleet poised to enter service

    2024-09-11T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Passengers in France’s Grand Est région travelling to and from destinations in Germany will soon be riding on a fleet of 30 electro-diesel Régiolis TFA trainsets built specifically for cross-border services. Unveiled on August 27 by regional President Franck Leroy and Transport Minister for Baden-Württemberg ...

  • Vectron France (Photo Siemens Mobility)
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    First Vectrons for France in 70-loco framework contract

    2024-09-03T10:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Leasing company Alpha Trains has awarded Siemens Mobility a framework contract covering up to 70 Vectron locomotives of various configurations including Multi-System and Dual Mode, with a firm order for 35 to be delivered from the end of 2026. The order signed in July and ...

  • Stadler Class 99
    Rail Business UK

    Stadler to show GB Railfreight electro-diesel loco in Berlin

    2024-08-08T11:00:00Z

    INNOTRANS: One of the 30 Stadler Class 99 electro-diesel locomotives ordered by GB Railfreight through leasing company Beacon Rail will be a highlight of the manufacturer’s presence at InnoTrans, the world’s largest railway industry trade fair which is to be held in Berlin on September 24-27. ...

  • Alstom Regiolis hybrid (Photo Grand Est)
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    Battery-hybrid trainset enters service with Grand Est

    2024-07-25T05:00:00Z

    FRANCE: Commercial trials with a hybrid multiple-unit featuring conventional electric, diesel and battery traction were launched in the Grand Est région on July 15. The train will operate on the Strasbourg – Sarreguemines route until November 24, during which tests will also be undertaken using hydrotreated ...

  • HŽPP has awarded Končar KEV a contract to supply six electro-diesel multiple-units
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    Electro-diesel trains ordered for Zagreb – Split route

    2024-07-24T14:46:00Z

    CROATIA: National passenger operator HŽPP has awarded Končar KEV a contract to supply six electro-diesel multiple-units for the 429 km Zagreb – Split route, which is electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz as far as Oštarije. The €57·3m contract signed on July 23 is being financed ...

  • Avanti Evero 805011 at Crewe on driver training run TM17
    Rail Business UK

    Avanti West Coast bi-modes are quick off the mark

    2024-06-26T07:34:00Z

    UK: Rail Business UK takes a ride in the cab of one of the Class 805 electro-diesel trainsets now entering traffic with Avanti West Coast.

  • Avanti West Coast Hitachi Evero train at Crewe (Photo AWC)
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    Hitachi Evero trains enter service with Avanti West Coast

    2024-06-03T13:53:00Z

    UK: Avanti West Coast announced Evero as the brand name for the 200 km/h inter-city trainsets being supplied by Hitachi Rail when its first Class 805 electro-diesel sets entered service with the June 2 timetable change. AWC has ordered 13 five-car Class 805 electro-diesel trainsets for ...

  • Hitachi Rail TPE battery trial (Photo Hitachi Rail) (2)
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    Hitachi tests battery train as a potential rail decarbonisation pathway

    2024-05-28T10:00:00Z

    UK: A Class 802 electro-diesel inter-city trainset which has been retrofitted with a battery in place of one of its three engines is being tested by Hitachi Rail, operator TransPennine Express and leasing company Angel Trains. The battery will provide top-up power for peak demand and ...

  • PKP Intercity announced on May 22 that it had reached an agreement with Newag for the supply of 35 electro-diesel multiple units.
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    PKP Intercity orders bi-mode fleet

    2024-05-24T13:00:00Z

    POLAND: National operator PKP Intercity announced on May 22 that it had reached an agreement with Newag for the supply of 35 electro-diesel multiple units. Newag was the sole bidder in the tendering process with a 3·36bn złoty offer. The agreement includes 10 years of maintenance, ...

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    Long-distance electric-diesel-battery trainset unveiled

    2024-04-04T12:50:00Z

    ITALY: Trenitalia has unveiled its first long-distance trainset which can operate on electric, diesel or battery power. Being supplied by Hitachi Rail, the HTR412 trainsets are equipped to operate in four modes: overhead electric power only, diesel only, battery only or hybrid battery plus diesel. It ...

  • DB Cargo Siemens Mobility Vectron Dual Mode light (Photo DB Oliver Lang)
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    Lightweight loco customised to DB Cargo’s carbon-reduction needs

    2024-03-19T11:01:00Z

    GERMANY: DB Cargo and Siemens Mobility have unveiled the Vectron Dual Mode Light, an electro-diesel locomotive optimised for flexible deployment on partly-electrified routes and to reduce the need for shunting. It is several tonnes lighter than a conventional Vectron Dual Mode loco. The changes are intended ...

  • CRRC electro-diesel trainsets enter service with EFE (4)
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    CRRC electro-diesel multiple-units enter service in Chile

    2024-02-10T05:00:00Z

    CHILE: The six four-car electro-diesel multiple-units that CRRC Sifang supplied for regional operator EFE Central have entered revenue services on the Santiago Estación Central – Curicó route. A ceremony on January 19 has been attended by Minister Secretary General of the Government, Camila Vallejo, Minister of ...

  • Class 755
    Rail Business UK

    Electro-diesels switch modes on the move

    2023-12-20T04:00:00Z

    UK: Greater Anglia’s 38 Stadler Class 755 regional electro-diesel multiple-units can now switch traction modes on the move, a design feature which they have not been able to exploit since their entry to traffic in mid-2019. The operator worked closely with Network Rail and industry partners ...

  • Siemens Mobility Vectron Dual Mode
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    Funding secured to support locomotive orders

    2023-12-15T11:12:00Z

    EUROPE: Private equity investor RIVE Private Investment has structured a €300m financing platform for the acquisition of ‘innovative’ locomotives for lease. This will initially support existing orders for: 15 Siemens Mobility Vectron Dual Mode electro-diesel locomotives; 20 Alstom Traxx MS3 locomotives, which RIVA said would ...