Battery freight locomotive conversion underway

By 2023-06-01T13:59:00

Progress Rail Aurizon battery loco conversion project

AUSTRALIA: One of Aurizon’s Class 4000 diesel locomotives is being converted to a prototype EMD Joule battery powered heavy-haul freight loco which can be charged using renewable electricity and capture regenerated energy when braking or travelling downhill.

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