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| Project type: |
| Pilot project |
| Company: |
| DB AG |
| Country: |
| Germany |
| Duration: |
| 1996-2002 |
| Project aims: |
| In-service test of natural gas propulsion |
| Application area: |
| 1 vehicle(s) |
| Description: |
| DB AG has refitted a class BR 360 diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive with a natural gas engine (Caterpillar G 3508 TA-54) and a 810 liter LNG tank system (by Linde). To fuel the vehicle an LNG station was constructed near Munich main station. The locomotive was tested in shunting operation about two years. |
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| Related technologies: Natural gas |
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| Contact persons: Th. Köhler (DB AG (TZF 71)) |
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 date created: 2003-02-26 |
| © UIC - International Union of Railways 2003 |
