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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the railway traction motor market and it is poised to grow by USD 2.37 billion during 2019-2023, progressing at a CAGR of 4% during the forecast ...

ABB India traction equipment will help to improve sustainable transportation in India. Credit: Nikhilb239. Switzerland-based ABB has secured a more than $42m contract to deliver traction equipment to ...

Wabtec Corp. said Monday it has acquired Brush Traction Group, a British-based provider of locomotive overhauls, services, and aftermarket components, for about $31 million. With facilities in ...

The Vectron MS locomotive comes with a maximum power of 6.4MW and reaches a maximum speed of 160km/h. Credit: Siemens. Siemens Mobility has delivered the first Vectron MS locomotive to Rail Traction ...

PV plant owners that want to feed solar power into railway networks face a technical challenge. Railway networks operate at a frequency of 16.7 Hz, but public power grids – for which common inverters ...

OmniTRAX Ohio rail affiliate Newburgh & South Shore Railroad (NSR) on March 21 placed a battery-electric locomotive (BEL), the AMPS Traction G9, into regular linehaul revenue service. OmniTRAX ...

A Green Goat in operation in Vancouver, British Columbia. View Slideshow Hybrid cars, trucks and buses have already hit the road. Now, make way for the Green Goat, the world's biggest hybrid. It's a 2 ...

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Why the need for increased power density in railway systems? Why dc electrification is best for these types of systems. How VVVF inverters increase power density. The advent of hydrogen-fuel-cell ...

A train engine that originally saw service over a century ago on the rail line that once carried passengers on a scenic ride up Mount Tamalpais is steaming back to life following a long journey ...