Traction and rolling stock

Japanese diesel railcar ready for dynamic testing

By 2021-08-02T10:28:00

JR West DEC700

JAPAN: This month JR West is to begin dynamic testing of its prototype Kawasaki Heavy Industries DEC700 diesel railcar, which is designed for future conversion to battery-diesel hybrid operation.

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