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    Shunting locomotive with LNG propulsion  

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
Contact persons:  Th. Köhler (DB AG (TZF 71))
 date created: 2003-02-26
 
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