First hydrogen locomotive started working in Poland.

  • @[email protected]
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    31 year ago

    It’s kinda the default actually. Locomotives might lack pantographs if they never see electrified track but diesel locomotives aren’t direct drive but diesel-electric. I’m not that deep into the topic but from what I’ve heard a mechanical transmission would be a nightmare.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 year ago

      Modern trains are almost exclusively electric final drive, off the top of my head I can’t think of any exceptions. There are so many different voltages of overhead pantographs and drive motors though, there is almost always some type of converter needed to provide the right voltage to the drive motors.

      • @uis
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        11 year ago

        Overhead wires aren’t 3-phase, so convertor is required anyway.

          • @uis
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            11 year ago

            And what operational voltage of such motor?

              • @uis
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                11 year ago

                1.5KV doesn’t sound like operating voltage of DC motor. Maybe you wanted to say BLDC instead?