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The Company Alstom declares that H3, three-axle hybrid locomotive is environmentally friendly and powerful in terms of tractive force on starting. (Photo: Alstom)
Alstom supplies Audi with two H3 locomotives
Published: Mon, 2015-02-09 15:35-
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Alstom will deliver two H3 hybrid shunting locomotives for Audi’s freight transport. The auto builder will use the shunting locomotives to reorganize its factory traffic in Ingolstadt. The locomotives will be delivered at the end of 2015 and the end of 2016.
Depending on the application, the H3 hybrid locomotive will spend between 50 % and 75 % of its service time in battery mode.
Alstom underlines that his makes emission-free rail transport possible. The locomotive achieves a maximum speed of 100 kilometers per hour which is very suitable for mainline traffic.
- The size and performance of the locomotives are perfectly tailored to our requirements. Whereas the old traction vehicles consume over 20 litres of fuel per hour, the generator of the hybrid locomotive, which is needed only to charge the battery block, requires a maximum of nine litres per hour, said Johann Schmid, Operations Manager for Audi’s industrial railroad at the location of Ingolstadt.
These three-axle H3 hybrid locomotives consumes, according to manufacturer, up to 50% less fuel than conventional shunting locomotives and cuts pollutant emissions by up to 70%. Noise emissions are also significantly reduced. The 350 kW diesel generators meet the requirements of exhaust gas standard stage IIIB1.
Source: Alstom
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