At Hitachi’s factory in Newton Aycliffe, north-east England, testing has just finished on a new “tri-mode” train, in which ...

Diesel-electric locomotive technology has advanced significantly ... An electrical coupling - an electric generator (later ...

Electric traction is the norm, whether it comes from a trackside supply or from a diesel generator ... All diesel locomotive designs struggle with the problem of transmitting the huge torque ...

Accounting for the diesel generators and electricity they take ... running the emergency generators could create as much noise as 45 locomotive engines, though they could be slightly muffled ...